Vol. 28 - Num. 110
Evidence based Pediatrics
Is it useful at-home administration of ondansetron after an emergency visit in children with gastroenteritis?
Sara Suárez Cabezasa, Enrique Llerena Santa Cruzb
aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen de Altagracia. Manzanares. Ciudad Real. España
bCAP La Torrassa. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII. Tarragona. España.
Reference of this article: Suárez Cabezas S, Llerena Santa Cruz E. Is it useful at-home administration of ondansetron after an emergency visit in children with gastroenteritis? . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2026;28:[en prensa].
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Abstract
Authors´ conclusions: among children with gastroenteritis-associated vomiting, the provision of ondansetron after a pediatric emergency department visit led to lower risk of moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis during the subsequent 7 days compared with placebo.
Reviewers´ commentary: despite a well-designed and methodologically sound study, the results of home ondansetron in cases of acute gastroenteritis have not demonstrated a clinically relevant impact sufficient to warrant changes in our current therapeutic practice.
Keywords
● Antiemetics ● Gastroenteritis ● Ondansetron