Metoclopramide versus ondansetron for treatment of vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis

What is it about?

This study compare the efficacy and safety of ondansetron versus less expensive metoclopramide in the treatment of children with persistent vomiting with acute gastroenteritis.

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Why is it important?

Our finding showed that intravenous metoclopramide therapy did not differ from ondansetron in the treatment of persistent vomiting for children with gastroenteritis admitted for intravenous fluid hydration in the sample size tested.