Can acid exposure time replace the DeMeester score in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-induced cough?
Yiqing ZhuJunjun TangWenbo ShiShengyuan WangMingyan WuLihua LuMengru ZhangSiwan WenCuiqin ShiLi YuXianghuai XuPublished in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2021)
AET and DMS are both equal in discriminating GERC. A GERC diagnosis should be considered when AET > 4.8%, whereas an acid GERC diagnosis should be considered when AET > 6.2%.