Hematochezia in children with acute diarrhea seeking emergency department care – a prospective cohort study

Hematochezia in children with acute diarrhea seeking emergency department care – a prospective cohort study

Objectives Although the passage of blood in stools in children represents a medical emergency, children seeking emergency department (ED) care remain poorly characterized. Our primary objective was to compare clinical characteristics and etiologic pathogens in children with acute diarrhea with and w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Academic emergency medicine 2022-04, Vol.29 (4), p.429-441
Hauptverfasser: Böhrer, Madeleine, Fitzpatrick, Eleanor, Hurley, Katrina, Xie, Jianling, Lee, Bonita E., Pang, Xiao‐Li, Zhuo, Ran, Parsons, Brendon D., Berenger, Byron M., Chui, Linda, Tarr, Phillip I., Ali, Samina, Vanderkooi, Otto G., Freedman, Stephen B., Zemek, Roger, Newton, Mandi, Meckler, Garth, Poonai, Naveen, Bhatt, Maala, Maki, Kate, McGahern, Candice, Emerton, Rebecca
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anus
bacteria
Blood
Caregivers
Child
Classification
Cohort analysis
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
emergencies
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - epidemiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
health resources
Humans
Infant
Pediatrics
Prospective Studies
viruses
Vomiting - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives Although the passage of blood in stools in children represents a medical emergency, children seeking emergency department (ED) care remain poorly characterized. Our primary objective was to compare clinical characteristics and etiologic pathogens in children with acute diarrhea with and without caregiver‐reported hematochezia. Secondary objectives were to characterize interventions and resource utilization. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of the Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE) database. Children
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/acem.14434