Publications by authors named "Cathy Preston"
WITHDRAWN: Medical treatments in the short term management of reflux oesophagitis.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
February 2011
Background: Oesophagitis arises when reflux of acid from the stomach into the oesophagus causes mucosal inflammation. It is a common problem and a systematic review on the optimum treatment would be useful.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs), prokinetic therapy, sucralfate and placebo in healing oesophagitis or curing reflux symptoms or both.
WITHDRAWN: Medical treatments for the maintenance therapy of reflux oesophagitis and endoscopic negative reflux disease.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
February 2010
Background: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) - reflux of stomach contents +/- bile into the oesophagus causing symptoms such as heartburn and acid reflux - is a common relapsing and remitting disease which often requires long-term maintenance therapy. Patients with GORD may have oesophagitis (inflammation of the oesophagus) or a normal endoscopy (endoscopy negative reflux disease or ENRD).
Objectives: To assess the effects of continuous maintenance therapy in adults with GORD (both ENRD and healed oesophagitis).