Commonly referred to as “Gastroenteritis”, but the term is misleading as: –Stomach not involved –Inflammation of small intestine (“Enteritis”) not constant (e.g. Cholera) A stool output higher than 10 ml/kg/day in infants and children; higher than 200g/day in adolescents A decr...
gastroenteritis-related vomiting in children. Jurgens H, McQuade B. Ondansetron as prophylaxis for chemotherapy and radiotherapy-induced emesis in children. Oncology 1992; 49: 279–85 Author information Authors and Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, The University of Calgary, #200, 233 - 16th Aven...
Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics Asaad M. A. Abdullah Assiri 568Accesses Definition Acute gastroenteritis is generally defined as a decrease in the consistency of stools (loose or liquid) and/or an increase in the frequency of evacuations (typically ≥3 in 24 h), with or without fever or vomi...
50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics: Acute gastroenteritis: a review of 821 cases treated at the hospital for sick children during the year 1956doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.022SarahS.LongSDOSJournal of Pediatrics
Developments of new assays to identify viruses have also resulted in the ability to identify the viral etiology of episodes and epidemics of gastroenteritis. Read full chapterView PDFExplore book Advances in Pediatrics Fernando J. Bula-Rudas MD, ... Nizar F. Maraqa MD, FPIDS, in Advances in...
Citation:DINGXiang-yu, LIUYan-hui, FENGChao, LIRui-hong, ZHANGJing-li. Guidelines on the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis/Diarrhea in Children: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(8): 892-897. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150151Copy...
BMC Pediatrics volume 12, Article number: 74 (2012) Cite this article 7008 Accesses Metrics details Abstract Background Despite its high incidence among children under the age of five, little is known about the burden of pediatric gastroenteritis outside the medical setting. The objective of this...
P. Forget, Department of Pediatrics, Likge University. 66. Boulevard de la Constitution, B 4020 Likge, Belgium. This work was supported by a grant from Nutricia (The Netherlands Belgium) and from F.N.R.S. (Grant 1.5.612.83F). expected in the course of acute gastroenteritis. The aim ...
The aim of this article is to define the currently accepted role of antibacterials in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children. Most cases of acu
Diarrhea is the second deadliest disease for under-five children globally and the situation is more serious in developing countries. Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is being used as a standard treatment for acute watery diarrhea for a long time. Our objective is to compare the efficacy of amino...