{"title":"Intramuscular Versus Oral Ondansetron for Management of Children with Acute Dehydrating Diarrhea and Vomiting: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Shubham Satyesh, Rajesh Kumar Meena, Dheeraj Shah, Rumpa Saha, Piyush Gupta","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00049-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00049-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare efficacy and safety of intramuscular (IM) ondansetron with oral ondansetron for improving utilization of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) by controlling vomiting in children with acute diarrhea and some dehydration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We enrolled children aged 3 months to 12 years presenting with acute diarrhea (duration < 14 days) with some dehydration, and at least two episodes of vomiting within last 6 h in an open-label randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomized to receive single dose (0.2 mg/kg) of IM or oral ondansetron before starting ORT. Primary outcome was failure of ORT (persistence of some dehydration after 4 h of ORT or need for intravenous fluids). Secondary outcomes included need for unscheduled intravenous fluids, amount of Oral Rehydration Salt Solution (ORS) ingested after 4 h, frequency of vomiting episodes, adverse effects, and caregiver satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We randomized 60 children (31 IM, 29 oral); 58 (29 per group) were followed-up for all outcomes. There were no significant differences between IM and oral routes in terms of ORT failure (31% vs. 24.1%; RR (95% CI) 1.3 (0.5, 3.0), P = 0.557), need for IV fluids during ORT (24.1% vs. 20.7%; P = 0.753), mean (SD) ORS ingested (mL) in 4 h [616.2 (429.7) vs. 645.5 (403.5); P = 0.79], mean (SD) frequency of vomiting [1.4 (2.0) vs. 2.3 (2.4); P = 0.107] or caregiver satisfaction. No adverse events attributable to the intervention were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intramuscular ondansetron may not offer any advantage over oral use in management of children with acute diarrhea with vomiting and some dehydration.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI/2020/01/023082) available at ctri.nic.in.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00027-3
Nimisha S Dange, Vaman Khadilkar, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha V Khadilkar
{"title":"Double Burden of Malnutrition in Under-Five Children (NFHS-5 Data) Using Extended CIAF: WHO 2006 Growth Standard Versus 2019 Indian Growth References.","authors":"Nimisha S Dange, Vaman Khadilkar, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha V Khadilkar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00027-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00027-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in under-five children using extended composite index of anthropometric failure (eCIAF) using WHO 2006 and 2019 Indian standards.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data of 2,32,920 under-five children as per National Family Health Survey-5 were eligible for inclusion. Incomplete records and extreme z-scores were excluded. eCIAF categories included: A No failure; B Wasted; C Wasted + Underweight; D Wasted + Stunted + Underweight; E Stunted + Underweight; F Stunted; G Stunted + Overweight; H Overweight; Y Underweight; Underfailure (UF): A + B + C + D + E + F + Y; Overfailure (OF): G + H.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Records of 1,96,015 under-five children were analyzed. 50.1% versus 74% children were categorized as no failure using WHO and Indian standards, respectively (P < 0.001). Prevalence of DBM, UF and OF using WHO reference was significantly higher than using Indian references [49.9% vs. 26%; 48.4% vs. 24.7%; 3.5% vs. 1.9%, respectively].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Using Indian references prevents misclassification of DBM in under-fives.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0
A Nalina, A Shashidhar
{"title":"Feasibility of Implementing Resuscitation Training for Parents of at-Risk Infants at Discharge: Author's Reply.","authors":"A Nalina, A Shashidhar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00040-6
Shalabh Garg, Adnan Zafar
{"title":"Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement in Extremely Preterm Neonates: Comparative Analysis of Different Methods.","authors":"Shalabh Garg, Adnan Zafar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00040-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00040-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare non-invasive (Doppler and Oscillometric) and invasive (indwelling umbilical arterial catheter, UAC) methods for measuring blood pressure in extremely preterm neonates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Neonates < 28 weeks gestation were recruited if UAC was inserted as part of their clinical care. Blood pressure measured 4-6 hourly by Oscillometric and Doppler methods was compared with invasive method (10-15 readings/baby).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>438 blood pressure recordings were taken from 11 neonates. Compared to invasive method, non-invasive methods underestimated (P = 0.630) and overestimated (P = 0.431 for > 10% overestimation, P = 0.960 for > 20% overestimation) blood pressure. The frequency of blood pressure being within 10% of UAC reading was higher with the Oscillometric method compared to Doppler (41% vs 17%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compared to invasive arterial recording, non-invasive methods underestimated as well as overestimated blood pressure in extremely preterm neonates. Oscillometric methods are more reliable compared to Doppler methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x
Neha Rastogi
{"title":"Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis: Can We Nip it in the Bud?","authors":"Neha Rastogi","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00043-3
Lukshay Bansal, Shibani Mehra
{"title":"Mixed Type Atypical Rabies Encephalitis: A Case Report.","authors":"Lukshay Bansal, Shibani Mehra","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00043-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00043-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00070-0
Vasant Khalatkar
{"title":"Breaking the Chains of Childhood Obesity.","authors":"Vasant Khalatkar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00070-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00070-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00065-x
Aditya Bhatt, Somashekhar Nimbalkar
{"title":"One Miligram vs Two Miligram IM Vitamin K to Prevent Late Onset HDN in Infants: Our Take.","authors":"Aditya Bhatt, Somashekhar Nimbalkar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00065-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00065-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}