TY - JOUR T1 - Are antiemetics still contraindicated for gastroenteritis in children? Solid evidence now supports the safe use of ondansetron JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2011-100411 SP - ebnurs-2011-100411 AU - James E Colletti Y1 - 2012/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2012/01/03/ebnurs-2011-100411.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Fedorowicz Z, Jagannath VA, Carter B. Antiemetics for reducing vomiting related to acute gastroenteritis in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011;9:CD005506. ■ In children presenting with vomiting from acute gastroenteritis, ondansetron is a reasonable therapy to allow for successful oral rehydration.■ Further research on ondansetron and rehydration should investigate the effects of different dosing regimens, time to cessation of vomiting after antiemetic administration, as well as a cost-effectiveness analysis. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common reason for a child to require emergency care and hospitalisation. In children under the age of 5 years, dehydration secondary to AGE is responsible for as many as 200 000 hospitalisations in the USA and 24 000 in the UK each year.1 2 In … ER -