老年胃食管反流病患者临床症状、心理状况和生活质量调查

背景:近年来,胃食管反流病(GERD)的患病率呈增高趋势,且其患病率随年龄的增长而增加。目的:分析GERD患者,尤其是老年GERD患者的胃食管反流症状、食管外症状、精神心理和生活质量状况,为GERD的诊治提供依据。方法:于2007年1月～2009年7月连续纳入GERD患者296例(老年组160例,非老年组136例),同期纳入正常对照者60例。以反流性疾病问卷(RDQ)和食管外症状调查问卷评价患者的胃食管反流症状和食管外症状,Zung焦虑自评量表(SAS)和Zung抑郁自评量表(SDS)调查患者的精神心理状况,SF-36健康凋查量表评价患者的生活质量情况。结果:GERD患者的胃食管反流症状和食管外症状较正常对照组更常见且更严重,SAS评分和SDS评分明显高于正常对照组,SF-36评分明显低于正常对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。GERD组老年患者与非老年患者间的胃食管反流症状差异无统计学意义;老年GERD患者的食管外症状发生率较高,SAS和SDS评分明显高于非老年患者,SF-36评分明显低于非老年患者,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:GERD患者常伴有精神心理异常和生活质量下降。老年人更易罹患GERD,老年GERD患者食管外症状较常见,心理健康水平更易受到影响,生活质量下降更为明显。     

Review: Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Elderly

The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) increases with age; older patients are more likely to develop severe disease. Common symptoms of GERD in the elderly include dysphagia, vomiting, and respiratory problems. Older patients are more likely to require aggressive therapy, and usually their management is compounded by the presence of comorbidities and consumption of various medications. Proton pump inhibitors are the mainstay of GERD treatment in the elderly because of their profound and consistent acid suppressive effect. Overall, proton pump inhibitors seem to be safe for both short- and long-term therapy in elderly patients with GERD. Antireflux surgery may be safe and effective in a subset of elderly patients with GERD.     

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly--a prevalent and severe disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a prevalent problem that has particular implications for physicians treating geriatric patients. In elderly patients, there are multiple physiologic changes that occur and influence both the manifestations and severity of GERD. Elderly patients typically have less severe symptoms of GERD, yet they have more severe esophagitis compared to the younger patient population. Physicians treating elderly patients with GERD need to recognize that these patients require more potent and sustained acid inhibition to effectively and consistently achieve optimal clinical outcomes.     

Comparisons of symptoms reported by elderly and non-elderly patients with GERD

Background  

The characteristics of symptoms reported by elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have not been fully investigated. We performed this study to clarify these characteristics in elderly patients with GERD.     

老年胃食管反流病患者临床特征分析

目的 探讨老年胃食管反流病(GERD)患者的临床特征,为临床诊断、治疗提供帮助.方法 根据GERD蒙特利尔的标准、中国胃食管反流病共识意见等,将GERD患者分为老年组(年龄≥65岁)与中青年组(年龄＜65岁);通过问卷调查,分析2组GERD患者的食管裂孔疝(HH)、食管炎(洛杉矶标准)、临床症状(反流、烧心等)、生活质量.结果 两组性别比差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).与中青年GERD患者比较:老年患者重度食管炎(LC级+LD级)比例高(P＜0.05);典型反酸、烧心症状轻(P＜0.05),食管外症状发生率高(P＜0.05);但HH发生率差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).老年患者生理功能、总体健康、活力、社会功能、精神健康、躯体生理健康总评和精神心理健康总评积分与年轻组差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),仅生理职能、躯体疼痛、情感职能积分较中青年组高(P＜0.05).结论 老年GERD患者典型反流症状(反食、烧心)较少见,易发生重度食管炎,但老年GERD患者生活质量无明显下降.     

Gastroesophageal reflux disease: Important considerations for the older patients

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common upper gastrointestinal disorder seen in the elderly. The worldwide incidence of GERD is increasing as the incidence of Helicobacter pylori is decreasing. Although elderly patients with GERD have fewer symptoms, their disease is more often severe. They have more esophageal and extraesophageal complications that may be potentially life threatening. Esophageal complications include erosive esophagitis, esophageal stricture, Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Extraesophageal complications include atypical chest pain that can simulate angina pectoris; ear, nose, and throat manifestations such as globus sensation, laryngitis, and dental problems; pulmonary problems such as chronic cough, asthma, and pulmonary aspiration. A more aggressive approach may be warranted in the elderly patient, because of the higher incidence of severe complications. Although the evaluation and management of GERD are generally the same in elderly patients as for all adults, there are specific issues of causation, evaluation and treatment that must be considered when dealing with the elderly.     

Postoperative recurrence factors of GERD in the elderly after laparoscopic fundoplication

Background  

Assessment of the outcomes of laparoscopic fundoplication in elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is insufficient.     

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of GERD in the Japanese population

We reviewed articles on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Japan to clarify these features of GERD in this country. Although the definition of GERD depends on the individual study, the prevalence of GERD has been increasing since the end of the 1990s. The reasons for the increase in the prevalence of GERD may be due to increases in gastric acid secretion, a decrease in the Helicobacter pylori infection rate, more attention being paid to GERD, and advances in the concept of GERD. More than half of GERD patients had non-erosive reflux disease, and the majority (87%) of erosive esophagitis was mild type, such as Los Angeles classification grade A and grade B. There were several identified risk factors, such as older age, obesity, and hiatal hernia. In particular, mild gastric atrophy and absence of H. pylori infection influence the characteristics of GERD in the Japanese population. We also discuss GERD in the elderly; asymptomatic GERD; the natural history of GERD; and associations between GERD and peptic ulcer disease and H. pylori eradication. We examined the prevalence of GERD in patients with specific diseases, and found a higher prevalence of GERD, compared with that in the general population, in patients with diabetes mellitus, those with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and those with bronchial asthma. We provide a comprehensive review of GERD in the Japanese population and raise several clinical issues.     

莫沙必利治疗胃食管反流病的随机、双盲、安慰剂交叉对照研究

目前对促胃肠动力药莫沙必利改善中国汉族胃食管反流病（GERD）患者胃食管反流症状和食管运动障碍的作用尚缺乏系统观察。目的：观察莫沙必利对中国汉族人群中GERD患者的治疗作用。方法：采用随机、双盲、安慰剂交叉对照研究设计，选取有典型胃食管反流症状的GERD患者23例行胃食管反流症状评估、食管测压以及24h食管DH和胆红素联合监测，对比研究莫沙必利和安慰剂各1周交叉治疗对胃食管反流症状的改善情况，以及对食管运动功能和胃食管反流事件的影响。结果：与安慰剂治疗相比，莫沙必利治疗可降低胃食管反流总症状积分，加快食管体部蠕动波传导速度，增加湿咽成功率，减少食管下端pH〈4总反流次数和长时间（≥5min）反流次数，降低pH〈4总时间百分比和DeMeester计分，降低食管下端胆汁反流总时间百分比，差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论：莫沙必利治疗1周可有效改善本组中国汉族GERD患者的胃食管反流症状，部分改善食管运动障碍以及酸反流和胆汁反流．是治疗GERD安全、有效的药物。     

Acid, nonacid, and gas reflux in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease during ambulatory 24-hour pH-impedance recordings

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Gastroesophageal reflux can be acid, nonacid, pure liquid, or a mixture of gas and liquid. We investigated the prevalence of acid and nonacid reflux and the air-liquid composition of the refluxate in ambulant healthy subjects and patients with reflux disease (GERD). METHODS: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory recordings were performed in 30 patients with symptomatic GERD and erosive esophagitis and in 28 controls. Esophageal pH and impedance were used to identify acid reflux (pH drop below 4.0), minor acid reflux (pH drop above 4.0), nonacid reflux (pH drop less than 1 unit + liquid reflux in impedance), and gas reflux. RESULTS: The total rate of gastroesophageal reflux episodes was similar in patients and controls. Patients with GERD had a higher proportion (45% vs. 33%) and rate of acid reflux than controls (21.5 [9-35]/24 h vs. 13 [6.5-21]/24 h; P < 0.05). One third of reflux events was nonacid in both groups. Mixed reflux of gas and liquid was the most frequent pattern with gas preceding liquid in 50%-80% of cases. Pure liquid reflux was more often acid in patients with GERD than controls (45% vs. 32%; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Reflux of gastric contents was similarly frequent in patients with GERD and controls. Although there was no difference in the overall number of reflux episodes, more acidic reflux occurred in symptomatic patients with GERD, suggesting differences in gastric acid secretion or distribution.     

非糜烂性反流病的治疗进展

胃食管反流病（GERD）一直是胃肠病学专家研究的热点，近年来逐渐认识到非糜烂性反流病与糜烂性反流病是GERD的两种不同亚型，其临床特征和治疗均存在一定程度的差异，且非糜烂性反流病较糜烂性反流病更难以完全治愈，本文就近年来非糜烂性反流病的治疗进展作一概述。     

Functional heartburn, nonerosive reflux disease, and reflux esophagitis are all distinct conditions—A debate: Con

Opinion statement Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is currently defined as a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes recurrent symptoms and/or complications. The clinical presentation of GERD has been recognized to be much broader than before, when the typical symptoms of heartburn and acid regurgitation were considered as the main clinical presentation. However, now it is recognized that GERD can present with various other mainly extraesophageal symptoms, abdominal pain, and even sleep disturbance. Moreover, there is an important overlap with functional gastrointestinal disorders such as functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. The morphologic spectrum of esophageal involvement in GERD encompasses erosive (erosive reflux disease [ERD]), Barrett’s esophagus (BE), and nonerosive reflux disease (NERD). However, there is still no consensus on whether GERD represents one disease that can progress from NERD to ERD and BE, or whether it is a spectrum of different conditions with its own clinical, pathophysiologic, and endoscopic characteristics. Recently published data suggest that mild erosive esophagitis behaves in a way similar to NERD and that there is considerable movement between these categories. But follow-up data also show that after 2 years, some patients with NERD or GERD Los Angeles A or B went on to develop severe GERD or even BE. A practical approach is to categorize patients with reflux symptoms into “functional heartburn” (ie, reflux symptoms and negative endoscopy and absent objective evidence of acid reflux into the esophagus), NERD (negative endoscopy but positive documentation of acid reflux into the esophagus), and ERD (erosions documented endoscopically). In conclusion, it appears that GERD is a disease with a spectrum of clinical and endoscopic manifestations, with characteristics that make it a continuum and not a categorical condition with separate entities. It is difficult to clearly delineate the spectrum of GERD based on the clinical, endoscopic, and pathophysiologic characteristics, but therapeutic trials and follow-up studies suggest that GERD is not composed of different conditions.     

REVIEW: Ambulatory Esophageal pH Monitoring: Technique, Interpretations, and Clinical Indications

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common esophageal disorder and perhaps among the most prevalent conditions seen in the primary care setting. The clinical manifestations of GERD, typical or atypical, such as noncardiac chest pain, respiratory or ear, nose, and throat symptoms, result from the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. Thus the clinical spectrum is wide and requires accurate diagnosis. Ambulatory 24-hr esophageal pH monitoring is not useful in all patients suspected to have GERD. This review describes the technique of ambulatory 24-hr esophageal pH monitoring, the interpretation of findings, and clinical applications of this test.     

雷贝拉唑联合莫沙必利对老年人难治性胃食管反流病的疗效

目的探讨雷贝拉唑联合莫沙必利治疗难治性胃食管反流病（GERD）的作用。方法采用随机对照的方法,将32例老年难治性GERD患者分为雷贝拉唑组＋莫沙必利（LM）组和莫沙必利组（M）组。LM给予雷贝拉唑（波利特,卫材）10mg口服,2次,d和莫沙必利（新络纳片,康宏）5mg口服,3次,d;M组给予莫沙必利（新络纳片,康宏）5mg,口服,3次,d,两组疗程均为14d。实验前后均行阻抗一pH监测了解反流物性质和反流次数。结果经治疗后,LM组总有效率高于M组（62．5％vs25．O％,P=O．033）,2组患者总反流次数均减少（P〈O．001）。LM组弱酸反流与治疗前比较减少,差异有高度统计学意义（P〈0．001）,非酸反流的次数减少（P=0．002）;M组患者的弱酸反流和非酸反流次数经治疗后减少,差异有高度统计学意义（P〈0．001）,但是酸反流的次数却增多,差异同样有高度统计学意义（P〈0．001）。LM组和M组患者的液体反流、液气混合反流的次数与治疗前比较减少（P=0．016,P=0．002;P=0．045,P=0．001）,气体反流减少（P〈0．001）。结论联合应用雷贝拉唑和莫沙必利能改善难治性GERD患者的症状,效果优于单用莫沙必利。反流总次数和气体反流次数的减少可能在难治性GERD患者的症状改善中起一定的作用。     

Comparison of presentation and impact on quality of life of gastroesophageal reflux disease between young and old adults in a Chinese population

AIM:To compare the presentation and impact on qual-ity of life of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)in old and young age groups.METHODS:Data from adult patients with GERD di-agnosed by endoscopic and symptomic characteristics were collected between January and November 2009.Exclusion criteria included combined peptic ulcers,ma-lignancy,prior surgery,antacid medication for more than 2 mo,and pregnancy.Enrolled patients were assigned to the elderly group if they were 65 years or older,or the younger group ...     

难治性胃食管反流病食管动力异常与反流特点的研究

目的研究难治性胃食管反流病(refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease,rGERD)食管动力学特征和反流特点。方法应用高分辨率食管测压(HRM)监测87例GERD患者和70例rGERD患者食管动力学数据,同时应用便携式24 h食管pH-阻抗监测仪记录两组患者的酸暴露特点、反流类型及反流特点,分析比较两组患者间差异。结果rGERD患者中UES压力、LES压力显著低于GERD患者(P<0.05),rGERD患者LES的长度与GERD患者比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。rGERD患者中食管动力障碍比例高于GERD患者(70.00%vs 33.33%,χ2=4.891,P<0.05),DCI下降为特征的食管蠕动收缩障碍及间断收缩为特征的食管收缩节律障碍者比例两组比较,差异无统计学意义(57.14%vs 62.07%;42.86%vs 37.93%,χ2=3.275、2.822,P>0.05)。rGERD患者DeMeester评分高于GERD患者(P=0.014),rGERD患者反流性质中弱酸反流及非酸反流明显多于GERD患者(P弱酸=0.001,P非酸=0.017),而酸反流次数差异无统计学意义(P酸=0.385);rGERD患者反流性状中气体反流及气液混合反流次数多于GERD患者(P气=0.022,P气液=0.031),而液体反流次数差异无统计学意义(P液=0.742)。结论rGERD患者与GERD患者相比,存在UES压力偏低、LES压力下降和食管蠕动收缩障碍等食管动力学异常;rGERD患者反流以弱酸反流及碱反流为主,而GERD患者以酸反流为主,同时rGERD患者中气液混合反流所占比例大,而GERD患者以液体反流为主。     

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, acid suppression, and Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Weekly symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occur in 20% of the population, and GERD has been implicated in the pathophysiology of many respiratory diseases. Microaspiration of contaminated water is a potential portal of entry for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) organisms into the respiratory tract, and acid-suppression therapy may enhance the survival of mycobacteria in the stomach. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of GERD, swallowing disorders, reflux symptoms, and acid-suppression therapy in patients with MAC lung disease (MAC positive [MAC+]), and to compare these patients to control subjects without MAC lung disease (MAC negative [MAC-]). METHODS: Clinical information was collected on 58 MAC+ patients and 58 age- and sex-matched MAC- patients who were asked to complete a DeMeester questionnaire of reflux symptoms and to identify any acid-suppressive medication consumed. RESULTS: A clinical diagnosis of GERD was documented in 23 of 52 MAC+ patients (44.2%), compared to 16 MAC- patients (27.6%) [p = 0.019]. MAC+ patients consumed significantly more histamine type 2 receptor antagonists and prokinetic agents, and MAC- patients consumed more antacids. The mean DeMeester questionnaire score (+/- SD) for MAC+ patients was 1.39 +/- 1.8, and for MAC- patients was 0.88 +/- 1.4. (p = 0.098). Aspiration was suspected in nine MAC+ patients (15.5%), compared to three MAC- patients (5.2%) [p = 0.032]. There was no association between GERD and radiologic presentation of MAC disease. Consolidation and nodules > 5 mm were more common in those receiving acid suppression than those who were not. CONCLUSIONS: GERD, acid suppression, and clinically suspected aspiration are more common in patients with MAC lung disease than in similar patients without MAC disease.     

食管阻抗-pH监测在胃食管反流病诊断中的作用

阻抗-pH监测是目前监测胃食管反流病(GERD)的新技术,可通过对胃反流物的pH值和阻抗值进行检测,从而了解反流物为酸反流、弱酸反流或非腹反流,并可区分反流物的性状。阻抗-pH监测可应用于GERID的诊断,尤其适用于对弱酸反流或非酸反流的诊断、对难治性GERD的诊断以及非典型症状GERD的诊断。本文主要就阻抗-pH监测的机制和临床应用作一论述。     

Prevalence,severity, and risk factors of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease among employees of a large hospital in Northern India

Background and aims  

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is considered to be a common and chronic gastrointestinal disorder. The prevalence of GERD is believed to be less in Asia than in Western countries. Population-based data on GERD are lacking from India. The present study aimed at determining the prevalence of GERD symptoms in an adult Indian community and the potential risk factors associated with GERD.