Background: ondansentron is in consideration in literature for itsuse in vomiting secondary to acute gastroenteritis in children. Objective: to evaluate its usefulness in children with acute gas-troenteritis referred to a paediatric emergency department.Methods: A retrospective study considered 967 children treatedwith ondansetron (0,06 mg/kg iM) plus oral rehydration, with acontrol group of 286 children who received only oral rehydration.Results: the time spent into the short-stay observation unit and thetotal emergency department stay were significantly reduced in children receiving ondansentron. no adverse reactions to the drug were recorded.
The use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Its impact in a Pediatric Emergency Department / Venuta, Andrea; Spaggiari, Eugenio; P., Bertolani; Balli, Fiorella. - In: PEDIATRIA MEDICA E CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0391-5387. - STAMPA. - 33:(2011), pp. 193-195.
The use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Its impact in a Pediatric Emergency Department
VENUTA, Andrea;Spaggiari, Eugenio;BALLI, Fiorella
2011
Abstract
Background: ondansentron is in consideration in literature for itsuse in vomiting secondary to acute gastroenteritis in children. Objective: to evaluate its usefulness in children with acute gas-troenteritis referred to a paediatric emergency department.Methods: A retrospective study considered 967 children treatedwith ondansetron (0,06 mg/kg iM) plus oral rehydration, with acontrol group of 286 children who received only oral rehydration.Results: the time spent into the short-stay observation unit and thetotal emergency department stay were significantly reduced in children receiving ondansentron. no adverse reactions to the drug were recorded.
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