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. 2022 Jul-Aug;38(6):1584-1588.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.38.6.5532.

Comparison of Ondansetron versus Domperidone for treating vomiting in acute gastroenteritis in children at a resource limited setting of South Punjab, Pakistan

Tauseef Ahmad  1 , Uzma Zarafshan  2 , Bushra Sahar  3
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Comparison of Ondansetron versus Domperidone for treating vomiting in acute gastroenteritis in children at a resource limited setting of South Punjab, Pakistan

Tauseef Ahmad et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of Ondansetron versus Domperidone for treating vomiting in acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children at a resource limited emergency setting of South Punjab, Pakistan.

Methods: This open label randomized controlled trial was conducted at The Pediatric Emergency Department of Tehshil Headquarter Hospital, Liaqatpur, Pakistan, from July 2020 to June 2021. A total of 300 children of both genders aged below 12 years of age having 3 or more non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting episodes within 24 hours and with suggestive signs and symptoms of AGE were enrolled and randomized (150 in each group). Efficacy of both drugs was compared in terms of need of 2nd dose within 15 minutes, cessation of vomiting at 6-hour and 24-hour follow up.

Results: Out of a total of 300 children, 162 (54.0%) were male. Mean age was 4.7±2.3 years. Twenty seven (18.0%) children in Ondansetron group required 2nd dose within 15 minutes while 38 (25.3%) children in Domperidone group required the 2nd dose (p=0.1232). Cessation of vomiting at 6-hour interval was noted among 126 (84.0%) children in Ondansetron group in comparison to 118 (78.7%) in Domperidone group (p=0.2359). It was revealed that 127/142 (89.4%) children in Ondansetron group had cessation of vomiting at 24-hours follow up while this was noted to be among 108/134 (80.6%) children in Domperidone group (p=0.0390).

Conclusion: In comparison to Domperidone, Ondansetron was found to have better efficacy aiming cessation of AGE associated vomiting among children with mild to moderate dehydration.

Keywords: Acute gastroenteritis; Domperidone; Ondansetron; dehydration.

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Conflict of Interest: None.

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