TY - JOUR T1 - A no charge prescription for oral rehydration solution during an initial office visit for acute diarrhoea in children decreased unscheduled follow up visits JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 75 LP - 75 DO - 10.1136/ebn.3.3.75 VL - 3 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/3/3/75.abstract N2 - Duggan C, Lasche J, McCarty M, et al. Oral rehydration solution for acute diarrhea prevents subsequent unscheduled follow-up visits. Pediatrics1999 Sep;104:e29.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Does the provision of a no charge prescription for oral rehydration solution (ORS) during the initial office visit for acute diarrhoea in children increase ORS use and decrease unscheduled follow up visits? Randomised (allocation not concealed), unblinded, controlled trial with follow up at 10 days.7 health centres of a large, urban health maintenance organisation in and around Boston, Massachusetts, USA.522 infants and young children aged 0–60 months who had acute diarrhoea, defined as ≥ 3 watery or loose stools within the previous 24 hours. Exclusion criteria were diarrhoea for >7 days, chronic gastrointestinal disease, or symptomatic immunodeficiency states (eg, AIDS). Follow up was 92% (mean age 18.9 … ER -