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<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1683-98032024000100019</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.51012024003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diagnósticos retrasados y administración de ondansetron en el tratamiento de los vómitos en urgencias pediátricas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Delayed diagnoses and administration of ondansetron in the treatment of vomiting in pediatric emergencies]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cabral]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isaura]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pavlicich]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Viviana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Godoy Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura E]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Mesquita Ramirez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirta N.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu Departamento de Emergencias Pediátricas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu Departamento de Docencia e Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacifico  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>19</fpage>
<lpage>25</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000100019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción : El ondasentrón es un agente farmacológico de uso frecuente para el tratamiento sintomático de los vómitos originados por gastroenteritis. Sin embargo, podría enmascarar patologías más graves que ameriten reconsultas y hospitalización.  Objetivo: Indagar si la administración del ondansetrón como tratamiento sintomático de los vómitos en el departamento de emergencias pediátricas (DEP) retrasó el diagnóstico de patologías graves.  Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transverso retrospectivo. Fueron elegibles pacientes que consultaron en el DEP, recibieron tratamiento con ondansetron, y reconsultaron dentro de las 24 horas. Los datos fueron recolectados de la base de datos de consultas del DEP, el comando reconsultas y entrevista telefónica a los padres. Las variables fueron edad, sexo, procedencia, motivo de la segunda consulta, diagnósticos finales en la segunda consulta. Los datos fueron analizados en SPSS utilizando estadística descriptiva.  Resultados  En el periodo de estudio consultaron por vómitos y recibieron ondasentrón 2018 pacientes. Reconsultaron dentro de las 24 horas 212, cumpliendo con los criterios de inclusión 205 pacientes. Se constató un 24,8% nuevos diagnósticos durante la reconsulta, de los cuales 35% requirieron hospitalización. Los diagnósticos fueron fiebre sin foco 2,9%, neumonía 2,4%, infección de vías urinarias 1%, sospecha de chikunguya 1,5%, adenitis mesentérica 0,5%, abdomen agudo quirúrgico 0,5%.  Conclusión:  Se identificó diagnósticos diferentes a la primera consulta en pacientes que recibieron ondansetrón como tratamiento sintomático de los vómitos en urgencias pediátricas, requiriendo hospitalización el 35% de los mismos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Ondansetron is a pharmacological agent frequently used for the symptomatic treatment of vomiting caused by gastroenteritis. However, it could mask more serious pathologies that require repeat consultations and hospitalization.  Objective: To investigate whether the administration of ondansetron as a symptomatic treatment of vomiting in the pediatric emergency department (PED) delayed the diagnosis of serious pathologies.  Materials and methods: This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study. Patients who consulted at the PED, received treatment with ondansetron, and returned for consultation within 24 hours were eligible. Data were collected from the PED consultation database, the follow-up consultation request, and a telephone interview with parents. The variables were age, sex, origin, reason for the second consultation, and final diagnoses in the second consultation. The data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics.  Results: During the study period, 2018 patients consulted for vomiting and received ondansetron. 212 were consulted again within 24 hours, with 205 patients meeting the inclusion criteria. There were 24.8% new diagnoses during the follow-up consultation, of which 35% required hospitalization. The diagnoses were fever without source 2.9%, pneumonia 2.4%, urinary tract infection 1%, suspected chikunguya 1.5%, mesenteric adenitis 0.5%, and surgical acute abdomen 0.5%.  Conclusion:  Diagnoses different from the first consultation were identified in patients who received ondansetron for symptomatic treatment of vomiting in pediatric emergencies, with 35% requiring hospitalization.]]></p></abstract>
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