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).

Sophie M Ansems Marjolein Y BergerElaine PieterseSjaantje NanneGina G BeugelRia P E CouwenbergGea A Holtman

Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2023)

One-third of children received diagnostic testing or a medicine prescription. Few had a follow-up consultation and >10% was referred to pediatric care. Future research should explore the motivations of GPs why and which children receive diagnostic and medical interventions.

Keyphrases

primary care
young adults
healthcare
abdominal pain
palliative care
liver failure
physical activity
emergency department
intensive care unit
quality improvement
clinical practice
chronic pain
respiratory failure
adverse drug
clostridium difficile
electronic health record
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation