Factors Associated With Actionable Gastrointestinal Panel Results in Hospitalized Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is uncertainty regarding which hospitalized patients with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) benefit from gastrointestinal panel (GIP) testing. Unnecessary testing may lead to increased costs, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment. In general, AGE management and outcomes are most impacted if an actionable (bacterial or parasitic) result is obtained. We aimed to assess which clinical reasons for ordering GIP testing ("order indications") and patient factors were associated with actionable results.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of pediatric patients hospitalized between 2015 and 2018 at a large pediatric health care system with diarrhea and a GIP performed. Multivariable regression analysis was used to determine associations between actionable GIP results and or

SUBMITTER: Ho EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318089 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature