Diagnostic value of reflux episodes in gastroesophageal reflux-induced chronic cough: a novel predictive indicator.

Ther Adv Chronic Dis

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai 200065, China.

Published: August 2022

Background: Multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH-monitoring (MII-pH) is an essential testing modality for gastroesophageal reflux-induced chronic cough (GERC), while the existing diagnostic criteria still have some inherent defects. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic value of a direct and objective index, reflux episodes, and related parameters in MII-pH in different types of GERC.

Methods: Patients with chronic cough suspected of gastroesophageal reflux disease who successfully received MII-pH were enrolled. The differences in MII-pH parameters were analyzed among patients with different etiologies and the predictive diagnostic value of reflux episodes and related parameters were analyzed in patients with GERC, acid GERC, and non-acid GERC, and compared with existing diagnostic criteria.

Results: A total of 190 patients with suspected GERC who underwent MII-pH were enrolled; 131 of these patients were finally diagnosed with GERC. When the reflux episodes were used to diagnose GERC, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.684; when the acid reflux episodes and the ratio of acid reflux episodes were used to diagnose acid GERC, the AUCs were 0.769 and 0.854; when the non-acid reflux episodes and the ratio of non-acid reflux episodes were used to diagnose non-acid GERC, the AUCs were 0.735 and 0.705, respectively. When the non-acid reflux episodes > 58 and the proportion of non-acid reflux episodes > 68.18% were used alone or in combination to diagnose non-acid GERC, their diagnostic value was significantly better than SAP or SI (all s < 0.05).

Conclusion: The number of reflux episodes has a good diagnostic value for GERC, especially in the diagnosis of non-acid GERC.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9393933PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221117455DOI Listing

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