Open AccessAntiemetic Use for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children
Author(s) -
SuTing T. Li,
David L. DiGiuseppe,
Dimitri Christakis
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.157.5.475
Subject(s) - antiemetic , medicine , medical prescription , vomiting , pediatrics , adverse effect , odds ratio , nausea , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , population , anesthesia , emergency medicine , environmental health , pharmacology
To describe patterns of and factors associated with antiemetic use among a population-based sample of children with acute gastroenteritis; to determine if filling a prescription for an antiemetic is associated with a significant risk of adverse events; and to determine if filling a prescription for an antiemetic is associated with an increased risk of subsequent health care use.
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