Variables Associated With Intravenous Rehydration and Hospitalization in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis: A Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite guidelines endorsing oral rehydration therapy, intravenous fluids are commonly administered to children with acute gastroenteritis in high-income countries.

Objective

To identify factors associated with intravenous fluid administration and hospitalization in children with acute gastroenteritis.

Design, setting, and participants

This study is a planned secondary analysis of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) probiotic trials. Participants include children aged 3 to 48 months with 3 or more watery stools in 24 hours between November 5, 2013, and April 7, 2017, for the PERC study and July 8, 2014, and June 23, 2017, for the PECARN Study. Children were from 16 pediatric emergency

SUBMITTER: Poonai N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature