Evaluating the Effect of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery-A Prospective, Multicenter Study.
Aditya MazmudarTaylor PaziukJohn ManganKhoa TranSamuel J OhSandy LiBrandon SherrodErica F BissonDarrel S BrodkeChristopher KeplerGregory SchroederAlexander VaccaroAlan S HilibrandJeffrey A RihnPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
Our study shows that having a preoperative diagnosis of GERD has no significant effect on the incidence of dysphagia following ACDF. Nevertheless, having a preoperative diagnosis of GERD does seem to provide some protective effect on the severity of dysphagia that this patient population develops at multiple intervals over a 24-week postoperative period.