Table 6 - Outcomes of surgical treatments in GER-related chronic cough in adults*1
From the following article
Gastroesophageal reflux and chronic cough
Susan M. Harding
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo77
| First author (ref.) | Study design | n | Response rate |
|---|---|---|---|
*Unblinded and lacked controls. | |||
| Pellegrini46 | Prospective | 5 | 100% (highly selective) |
| DeMeester47 | Prospective | 17 | 100% (normal manometrics) |
| Guidicelli48 | Prospective | 13 | 85% (highly selected) |
| Johnson49 | Prospective | 40 | 76% |
| Allen36 | Prospective | 42 | 51% |
| So50 | Prospective | 16 | 56% |
| Novitsky29 | Prospective | 21 | 86% (medical nonresponders) |
| Irwin28 | Prospective | 8 | 100% (medical nonresponders despite esophageal acid control) |
| Allen51 | Prospective | 527 | 83% (6 months) |
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