Gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases represent one of the major reasons for paediatricians' requests for specialist consultations and hospital admissions. One fourth of annual medical consultations for children younger than 6 years can be attributed to gastrointestinal symptoms. High-quality guidelines have been validated worldwide to provide clinical recommendations and support healthcare providers' practice. Nevertheless, overall compliance to standards of care is unsatisfactory, and children with gastrointestinal symptoms frequently undergo expensive, useless specialist consultations and laboratory evaluations. The aim of this study is to review the main epidemiological and clinical aspects, together with management strategies, of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms in children, pointing out pitfalls and practical tips in primary care management, and providing correct indications for specialist consultations.

Gastrointestinal symptoms in children: Primary care and specialist interface

Dipasquale, Valeria
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Corica, Domenico;Valenti, Simona;Romano, Claudio
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases represent one of the major reasons for paediatricians' requests for specialist consultations and hospital admissions. One fourth of annual medical consultations for children younger than 6 years can be attributed to gastrointestinal symptoms. High-quality guidelines have been validated worldwide to provide clinical recommendations and support healthcare providers' practice. Nevertheless, overall compliance to standards of care is unsatisfactory, and children with gastrointestinal symptoms frequently undergo expensive, useless specialist consultations and laboratory evaluations. The aim of this study is to review the main epidemiological and clinical aspects, together with management strategies, of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms in children, pointing out pitfalls and practical tips in primary care management, and providing correct indications for specialist consultations.
2018
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