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Are all hospital admissions for acute gastroenteritis necessary?
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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:10 authored by S P Conway, Melanie NewportMelanie NewportConsecutive hospital admissions of 300 children under 2 years old with gastroenteritis were studied to establish the reasons for the request for admission, treatment practices before admission, and the severity of illness. Symptoms were mostly mild. Inappropriate treatment at home was unusual but 87 (29%) had received none before being admitted. In 66 cases (22%) more than one reason was given for referral and 61 (20%) were referred in part for non-medical reasons. Hospital stay was often longer than necessitated by the severity of the illness alone. Redeployment of resources to fund assessment centres on the paediatric ward and more community nursing teams would allow many more of these children to be nursed safely at home.
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Journal of InfectionISSN
0163-4453Publisher
WB SaundersIssue
1Volume
29Page range
5-8Department affiliated with
- Global Health and Infection Publications
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2014-05-07Usage metrics
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