Association between body positioning and gastroesophageal reflux in paediatric age.

Paolo QuitadamoRenato TambucciAnnalisa AlessandrellaMarialuisa AndreozziMonica MalamisuraSara IsoldiTamara CaldaroLetizia ZenzeriAlberto VerrottiPaola De AngelisPaolo SianiAnnamaria Staiano

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

Most paediatric patients experienced reflux in the upright rather than recumbent position, probably as a result of frequent transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations while they were awake. In particular, our findings provide new insights into postural measures for reflux in children and adolescents.

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