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Emergency department use of oral ondansetron for acute gastroenteritis-related vomiting in infants and children

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatría2018Publicación oficial

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2018) on “Emergency department use of oral ondansetron for acute gastroenteritis-related vomiting in infants and children”. Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of emergency room visits. Although it is usually a self-limited infection, vomiting related to this illness can cause various degrees of dehydration, leading to intravenous line or nasogastric tube insertion, electrolyte abnormalities and/or hospital admission. Ondansetron is a highly potent antiemetic drug that is effective in preventing chemotherapy- and radiation-indu.

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