Esophageal impedance monitoring for gastroesophageal reflux

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-139

  Mousa, Hayat M ^a   Rosen, Rachel ^b   Woodley, Frederick W ^a   Orsi, Marina ^c   Armas, Daneila ^d   Faure, Christophe ^e   Fortunato, John ^f   O'Connor, Judith ^a   Skaggs, Beth ^a   Nurko, Samuel ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Britanicao   (Uruguay)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acid gastroesophageal reflux; bolus contact time; gastroesophageal reflux; gastroesophageal reflux disease; multichannel intraluminal impedance; nonacid gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICARBONATE; FAMOTIDINE; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTEIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ACIDITY; AEROPHAGIA; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ANOREXIA; BEVERAGE; CATHETER; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DUAL PH MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING; FLUOROSCOPY; GAS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LARYNGITIS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MASTICATION; MECHANICAL PROBE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NORMAL VALUE; OTITIS MEDIA; PACIFIER; PH ELECTRODE; PH MEASUREMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SALIVATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH PH; THORAX PAIN; TUBE FEEDING; VALIDITY;

CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79951677957     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181ffde67     Document Type: Review

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