Value of stool routine examination as pediatric hospitalized routine examination
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective:To investigate the necessity of stool exam as a routine exam in pediatric.Methods:By retrospective analysis 2019 hospitalized children,the positive rate,unchecked rate of stool sample,the relationship between gastrointestinal symptom and stool routine examination were studied.Results:Parent reject rate was 18.57%,and 6.19% of all examed stool samples was positive.The positive rate of children under 5 years old was higher than that of children over 5 years old.The stool exam positive rate of children with digestive tract symptoms was 41.08%(76/185),and that of children without digestive tract symptoms was 1.17%(15/1285).More and more parents refused to stool routine examination as the number of hospitalization is increased.Eggs,dysentery,amebic trophozoites and cysts and colonic entamoeba trophozoites and cysts were not detected by stool examination.Conclusion:Because the living standard is improved,everybody understand more about the disease and the situation of children common diseases is more complicated.So it was not necessary for routine stool as as pediatric hospitalized routine examination for each hospitalized children.Only checkfor the sick children with gastrointestinal symptoms is enough to reduce costs and the heavy workloads of the medical staff.
Source: New Medicine
Author: Yuli Wang
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $46
OpenAlex ID: W2347620805