Characterisation of patients with supine nighttime reflux: observations made with prolonged wireless oesophageal pH monitoring.
Renske A B Oude NijhuisRami SweisHumayra Abdul-RazakqJeroen M SchuitenmakerTerry WongRadu-Ionut RusuJac OorsAndreas J P M SmoutAlbert J BredenoordPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2021)
The majority of patients with nocturnal reflux symptoms had pathological acid exposure in at least one night of the prolonged pH recording. A high night-to-night variability in acid exposure reduces the clinical value and diagnostic yield of pH monitoring limited to 24 hours. Prolonged testing is a more appropriate diagnostic tool for patients with nocturnal reflux symptoms.