Severity of ineffective esophageal motility is associated with utilization of skeletal muscle relaxant medications.
V RanganN S GeorgeF KhanZ GengS GabbardA KichlerH GittlemanRonnie FassPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
Use of skeletal muscle relaxants is associated with more severe IEM, which may suggest a causal association between this class of medications and weaker esophageal peristalsis.