Oral ondansetron administration in emergency departments to children with gastroenteritis: An economic analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Freedman, Stephen B ^a,b   Steiner, Michael J ^c   Chan, Kevin J ^a,b,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Munk Centre for International Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHYDRATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALGORITHMS; ANTIEMETICS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ONDANSETRON; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 78149417410     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000350     Document Type: Article

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