The Management of Children with Gastroenteritis and Dehydration in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 686-698

  Colletti, James E ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^b   Sharieff, Ghazala Q ^c   Barata, Isabel A ^d   Ishimine, Paul ^c  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d New York School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

antiemetics; dehydration; gastroenteritis; pediatric; rehydration

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; AKATHISIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BREATHING PATTERN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEHYDRATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSTONIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN TURGOR; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ONDANSETRON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOMITING;

EID: 77952553469     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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