[Expediency of hospital admission for acute diarrhea syndrome in a short-stay unit].
We present the results of a 187 cases acute diarrhea study managed in the Short Stay Unit of Clinic Universitary Hospital of Zaragoza during 1987-1988. To that aim, we designed an actuation protocol which included the gathering of several data, the realization of complementary studies and the evolutive pursuit. The coproculture resulted positive in a 54.5% of cases and Salmonella was the microorganism more frequently isolated. Most of the species were sensible to common antibiotics and all of them sensible to norfloxacin. Nearly a third part of patients developed some kind of complication. Therefore we infer that acute diarrhea may be subsidiary of diagnosis and treatment in Short Stay Units.
Saldaña Cardiel
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F
Unidad de Corta Estancia, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza.
Sopeña Biarge
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F
García Aranda
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C
Hortells Aznar
J L
JL
Zabala López
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S
Castillo García
F J
FJ
Clavel
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A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain
Oportunidad de ingreso hospitalario del síndrome de diarrea aguda en una unidad de corta estancia.