Latin American consensus on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be challenging given varying symptom presentations, and complex multifactorial pathophysiology. The gold standard for GERD diagnosis is esophageal acid exposure time (AET) measured by pH-metry. A variety of additional diagnostic tools are available. The goal of this consensus was to assess the individual merits of GERD diagnostic tools based on current evidence, and provide consensus recommendations following discussion and voting by experts.

Methods

This consensus was developed by 15 experts from nine countries, based on a systematic search of the literature, using GRADE (grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation) methodology to assess the quality and strength of the evidence, and prov

SUBMITTER: Olmos JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11720354 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature