Oral Ondansetron versus Domperidone for Acute Gastroenteritis in Pediatric Emergency Departments: Multicenter Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

The use of antiemetics for vomiting in acute gastroenteritis in children is still a matter of debate. We conducted a double-blind randomized trial to evaluate whether a single oral dose of ondansetron vs domperidone or placebo improves outcomes in children with gastroenteritis. After failure of init...

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Main Authors: Federico Marchetti, Maurizio Bonati, Alessandra Maestro, Davide Zanon, Francesca Rovere, Alberto Arrighini, Egidio Barbi, Paolo Bertolani, Paolo Biban, Liviana Da Dalt, Andrea Guala, Elisa Mazzoni, Anna Pazzaglia, Paolo Francesco Perri, Antonino Reale, Salvatore Renna, Antonio Francesco Urbino, Enrico Valletta, Antonio Vitale, Tiziana Zangardi, Antonio Clavenna, Luca Ronfani, SONDO (Study ONdansetron vs DOmperidone) Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5120790?pdf=render