Open AccesspH Impedance Parameters Associated with Improvement in GERD Health-Related Quality of Life Following Anti-reflux Surgery
Author(s) -
Morgan K. Johnson,
Manasa Venkatesh,
Natalie Liu,
Catherine R. Breuer,
Amber L. Shada,
Jacob A. Greenberg,
Anne O. Lidor,
Luke M. Funk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.168
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1873-4626
pISSN - 1091-255X
DOI - 10.1007/s11605-020-04831-z
Subject(s) - medicine , gerd , heartburn , reflux , nissen fundoplication , quality of life (healthcare) , dysphagia , gastroenterology , surgery , disease , nursing
pH impedance testing is the most sensitive diagnostic test for detecting gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The literature remains inconclusive on which preoperative pH impedance testing parameters are associated with an improvement in heartburn symptoms after anti-reflux surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate which parameters on preoperative pH impedance testing were associated with improved GERD health-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) following surgery.