Economic evaluation of proton pump inhibitors in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our aim was to systematically review the cost-effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapies and surgical interventions for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

Design

The study design was a systematic review of economic evaluations.

Data sources

We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science for publications from January 1990 to March 2023. Only articles published in English were eligible for inclusion.

Eligibility criteria

Studies were included if they were full economic evaluations comparing PPIs with surgical or alternative therapies for GORD. Excluded were narrative reviews, non-peer-reviewed articles, and studies not reporting cost-effectiveness outcomes.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two reviewers independently extr

SUBMITTER: Tabaeian SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664378 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature