As-needed ondansetron reduced the risk of recurrence when given to children after an emergency department visit for acute gastroenteritis-associated vomiting. Moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis ...

Acute gastroenteritis in children continues to impose a significant global health burden, with prompt, evidence‐based management being essential to reduce the risks of dehydration, electrolyte ...

Most children seeking emergency department (ED) care due to vomiting are discharged home. Although they usually feel better when they leave the ED, the vomiting recurs in nearly one-third of children.

Benign convulsions associated with mild gastroenteritis constitute a distinct clinical syndrome primarily affecting infants and young children. Typically emerging during a transient episode of ...

Ondansetron improves outcomes when administered in EDs to children with acute gastroenteritis–associated vomiting, but the benefit of postdischarge administration is unclear. New research findings are ...

For parents and caregivers, the health department offers the following advice: Keep children who are experiencing ...