Can acid exposure time replace the DeMeester score in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux-induced cough?

• Main Authors: Yiqing Zhu (Author), Junjun Tang (Author), Wenbo Shi (Author), Shengyuan Wang (Author), Mingyan Wu (Author), Lihua Lu (Author), Mengru Zhang (Author), Siwan Wen (Author), Cuiqin Shi (Author), Li Yu (Author), Xianghuai Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The objective of this study was to compare the predictive accuracy of the acid exposure time (AET) with the DeMeester score (DMS) for gastroesophageal reflux-induced cough (GERC). Methods: A total of 277 patients who underwent multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monitoring (MII-pH) we...