Analyses of the relationship between a 'number of reflux episodes' exceeding 70 and the pH index in neurologically impaired children by evaluating esophageal combined pH-multichannel intraluminal impedance measurements

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Suguru FukahoriYoshiaki Tanaka

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the characteristics associated with a number of reflux episodes (NoRE) of 70 by comparing the clinical and multichannel intraluminal impedance pH measurements (pH/MII) and pH index (pHI) in neurologically impaired (NI) children. NI children (1-16 years of age) in whom pH/MII had been measured for GERD study were enrolled in this study. All children were divided into NoRE >70 or ≤70 and pHI >4.0 or ≤4.0, >5.0 or ≤5.0 or >7.0 or ≤7.0. In addition, the NI children with pHI >4.0, >5.0 and >7.0 were subdivided into NoRE >70 and ≤70 groups. The clinical and pH/MII measurements were compared between each of the two groups. The cutoff values of pHI and baseline impedance (BI) (Z6) were calculated to discriminate NoRE >70 and ≤70. A total of 61 NI children were enrolled in this study. There was a significant difference in the acid-related parameters, the NoRE (nonacid) and BI between NoRE >70 and ≤70, acid-related parameters and BI between pHI >4.0 and ≤4.0, >5.0 and ≤5.0 and >7.0 and ≤7.0 groups. Furthermore, a significant difference was still observed in the BI between NoRE >70 and ≤70 groups among patients with pHI >4.0, >5.0 or >7.0. The cutoff values of pHI and BI (Z6) for discriminating NoRE >70...Continue Reading

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