Discharge diagnoses, disposition from emergency department and follow-up
| Variable | No. (%) of participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Hyoscine butylbromide n = 116 | Acetaminophen n = 115 | |
| Discharge diagnosis* | ||
| Abdominal pain not yet determined | 77 (66.4) | 77 (67.0) |
| Gastroenteritis | 37 (31.9) | 27 (23.5) |
| Functional abdominal pain | 0 (0.0) | 10 (8.7) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) |
| Disposition | ||
| Admitted† | 3 (2.6) | 2 (1.7) |
| Discharged | 113 (97.4) | 113 (98.3) |
| 72-h follow-up‡ | ||
| Returned to medical care for abdominal pain | 6 (5.2) | 4 (3.5) |
| Hospital admission | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ongoing abdominal pain§ | 46 (54.8) (n = 84) | 41 (48.8) (n = 84) |
↵* Based largely on physician judgment.
↵† Admitted by the pediatric general surgery service for observation.
↵‡ Data obtained via telephone survey; for participants who could not be reached by telephone, data were obtained from the electronic medical record and therefore reflect the limits of the system’s catchment area.
↵§ Telephone survey alone.