Effects of Maturation and Gastric Acidity on Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 140 (10) , 1062-1064
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140240108035
Abstract
• Using prolonged esophageal pH monitoring, we examined 42 infants referred for gastroesophageal reflux (GER) over a 16-month interval. Eighteen of these infants were also examined with intragastric pH monitoring following a standard formula meal. We found that prematurity and postcibal gastric acidity were significantly correlated with the amount of GER observed. Historical symptoms appeared to have little correlation with the amount of GER as measured by prolonged intraesophageal pH monitoring. (AJDC 1986;140:1062-1064)This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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