March 2026. Volume 22. Number 1

Is it useful at-home administration of ondansetron after an emergency visit in children with gastroenteritis?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Freedman SB, Williamson-Urquhart S, Plint AC, Dixon A, Beer D, Joubert G, et al. Multidose Ondansetron after Emergency Visits in Children with Gastroenteritis. N Engl J Med. 2025;393:255-66.

Reviewers: Suárez Cabezas S1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen de Altagracia. Manzanares. Ciudad Real. España.
2Pediatra. CAP La Torrassa. L´Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII. Tarragona. España.
Correspondence: Sara Suárez Cabezas. Email: ssuarez@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 14/12/2025
Acceptance date: 20/12/2025
Publication date: 14/01/2026

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: among children with gastroenteritis-associated vomiting, the provision of ondansetron after a pediatric emergency department visit led to lower risk of moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis during the subsequent 7 days compared with placebo.

Reviewers´ commentary: despite a well-designed and methodologically sound study, the results of home ondansetron in cases of acute gastroenteritis have not demonstrated a clinically relevant impact sufficient to warrant changes in our current therapeutic practice.

How to cite this article

Suárez Cabezas S, Llerena Santa Cruz E. ¿Es útil continuar administrando ondansetrón en domicilio para una gastroenteritis? Evid Pediatr. 2026;22:3.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Freedman SB, Williamson-Urquhart S, Plint AC, Dixon A, Beer D, Joubert G, et al. Multidose Ondansetron after Emergency Visits in Children with Gastroenteritis. N Engl J Med. 2025;393:255-66.

Reviewers: Suárez Cabezas S1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Virgen de Altagracia. Manzanares. Ciudad Real. España.
2Pediatra. CAP La Torrassa. L´Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII. Tarragona. España.
Correspondence: Sara Suárez Cabezas. Email: ssuarez@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 14/12/2025
Acceptance date: 20/12/2025
Publication date: 14/01/2026

How to cite this article

Suárez Cabezas S, Llerena Santa Cruz E. ¿Es útil continuar administrando ondansetrón en domicilio para una gastroenteritis? Evid Pediatr. 2026;22:3.

14/01/2026

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Methodological note