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Retrospective Study: Clinical Nursing Supervision for Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis Recovery and Shorter Stay

Dongmei Wang1, Meijia Wang2, Wenlu Zhao1

  • 1Pediatrics, Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Daqing, Daqing, China.

Clinical Pediatrics
|October 29, 2025
PubMed

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Nursing guidance for pediatric acute gastroenteritis patients can improve recovery. More frequent nursing instructions correlate with shorter hospital stays, suggesting a key role for dietary and nutritional support in pediatric care.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Gastroenterology
  • Nursing Research

Background:

  • Acute gastroenteritis is a leading cause of pediatric hospitalization.
  • Effective interventions to reduce hospitalization duration are needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of nursing guidance on recovery and hospitalization duration in pediatric acute gastroenteritis.
  • To determine if the frequency of nursing interventions correlates with length of hospital stay.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of electronic health records for 94 pediatric acute gastroenteritis patients.
  • Statistical comparison (t-tests, chi-square) of demographic and clinical data between shorter (≤3 days) and longer (>3 days) hospitalizations.
  • Correlation analysis between nursing guidance frequency and hospitalization duration.

Main Results:

  • The study included 94 patients (52.13% male, mean age 4.22 years).
  • Rotavirus detection rate was 17.02%.
  • Patients hospitalized longer (>3 days) received more nursing guidance (1.88 interventions) compared to those hospitalized shorter (≤3 days, 1.05 interventions).
  • A significant positive correlation (r = 0.4768, P < .05) was observed between hospitalization duration and the frequency of nursing guidance.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing guidance, particularly on dietary and nutritional support, may enhance recovery in pediatric gastroenteritis.
  • Increased frequency of nursing guidance is associated with shorter hospital stays for children with acute gastroenteritis.

Keywords:
acute gastrointestinal diseasehospitalizationnursing guidance

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