Can subjective symptoms predict objective findings in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients?
Madeline RasmussenSteven G LeedsMarc A WardChristine SanchezKevin ChinLuke HansenGerald O OgolaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
Usage of a GERD-HRQL questionnaire score can potentially show the correlation between subjective and objective findings in the workup of a patient for anti-reflux surgery. Specifically, patients with a GERD-HRQL score of 40 or greater have an increased probability of esophagitis compared to those with a score of 30 or less. Using these scores can help referring clinicians identify those patients failing medical therapy and allow for prompt referral for surgical evaluation.
Keyphrases
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