Pre‐admission management of acute gastroenteritis

Objective: Acute gastroenteritis contributes to significant morbidity and need for hospital admission. The current literature suggests outpatient management is often inappropriate. This study examines the pre‐admission management of children admitted with acute gastroenteritis to a major children's hospital.

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