TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence, clinical presentation, and management of constipation in a pediatric ED
AU - Diamanti, Antonella
AU - Bracci, Fiammetta
AU - Reale, Antonino
AU - Crisogianni, Massimo
AU - Pisani, Mara
AU - Castro, Massimo
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Objectives: The study aimed to assess, in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), the incidence of visit to the ED for functional constipation (FC), symptoms, signs of presentation, and management from ED physicians. Design: This is a retrospective study of hospital records for a period of 1 year at the ED of "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy. Children younger than 15 years discharged from ED with a diagnosis of FC in the 1-year period were included. Interventions: We analyzed medical records of 202 patients (
AB - Objectives: The study aimed to assess, in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), the incidence of visit to the ED for functional constipation (FC), symptoms, signs of presentation, and management from ED physicians. Design: This is a retrospective study of hospital records for a period of 1 year at the ED of "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy. Children younger than 15 years discharged from ED with a diagnosis of FC in the 1-year period were included. Interventions: We analyzed medical records of 202 patients (
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76249119420&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=76249119420&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.016
DO - 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 20159389
AN - SCOPUS:76249119420
VL - 28
SP - 189
EP - 194
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
SN - 0735-6757
IS - 2
ER -