Management of children with non-acute abdominal pain and diarrhea in Dutch primary care: a retrospective cohort study based on a routine primary care database (AHON) ...

To describe the testing, prescription, referral, and follow-up management by general practitioners (GPs) for children presenting with non-acute abdominal pain and/or diarrhea in primary care. Retrospective cohort study with one-year follow-up. Registry data from a Dutch primary care database (AHON) between 2015 and 2019. Children aged 4–18 years old who presented by face-to-face consultation in primary care for non-acute abdominal pain and/or diarrhea (>7 days). We recorded the proportions of children who received (1) diagnostic testing, medicine prescriptions, follow-up consultations, and... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ansems, Sophie M.
Berger, Marjolein Y.
Pieterse, Elaine
Nanne, Sjaantje
Beugel, Gina G.
Couwenberg, Ria P. E.
Holtman, Gea A.
Dokumenttyp: Journal contribution
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor & Francis
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Neuroscience / Biotechnology / Immunology / FOS: Clinical medicine / Science Policy / Mental Health / Infectious Diseases / FOS: Health sciences / Virology / Computational Biology
Sprache: unknown
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23653638.v1

To describe the testing, prescription, referral, and follow-up management by general practitioners (GPs) for children presenting with non-acute abdominal pain and/or diarrhea in primary care. Retrospective cohort study with one-year follow-up. Registry data from a Dutch primary care database (AHON) between 2015 and 2019. Children aged 4–18 years old who presented by face-to-face consultation in primary care for non-acute abdominal pain and/or diarrhea (>7 days). We recorded the proportions of children who received (1) diagnostic testing, medicine prescriptions, follow-up consultations, and referrals at their first visit and (2) repeat consultations and referrals by one-year of follow-up. Among the 2200 children (median age, 10.5 years; interquartile range, 7.0–14.6) presenting to a GP with non-acute abdominal pain and/or diarrhea, most reported abdominal pain (78.7%). At the first visit, GPs performed diagnostic testing for 32.2%, provided a prescription to 34.5%, and referred 2.5% to secondary care. ...