Journal article
The effectiveness and safety of treatments used for acute diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis in children: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract
BackgroundAcute diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis (AD/AGE) are common among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and high-income countries (HIC). Supportive therapy including maintaining feeding, prevention of dehydration, and use of oral rehydration solution (ORS), is the mainstay of treatment in all children. Several additional treatments aiming to reduce the episode duration have been compared to placebo, but the differences …
Authors
Florez ID; Al-Khalifah R; Sierra JM; Granados CM; Yepes-Nuñez JJ; Cuello-Garcia C; Perez-Gaxiola G; Zea AM; Hernandez GN; Veroniki A-A
Journal
Systematic Reviews, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1186/s13643-016-0186-8
ISSN
2046-4053