Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is common in preterm infants. Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring (pH-MII) is emerging as an useful tool to study both acid and non-acid GOR in this population. We aimed to highlight main advantages and limits of pH-MII in preterm infants and to test whether the inclusion of GOR episodes detected only by pH monitoring details better the features of GOR. Fifty-two symptomatic preterm infants underwent a 24-hour, continuous and simultaneous measurement of pH-MII. Each layout was analyzed using two different options: option 1 included GOR episodes detected by MII and then classified as acid or non-acid according to the associated pH change; option 2 included GOR episodes detected by MII and also GOR episodes detected only by pH sensor. By adopting option 1, a total number of 2834 GOR episodes was detected by MII: 2162 of them were characterized as non-acid and 672 were characterized as acid. The median (range) number of acid MII-GOR episodes was 10 (1-52); the median (range) number of non-acid MII-GOR episodes was 36.5 (2-119). Median (range) acid MII-GOR-bolus exposure index was 0.28% (0.02-2.73%); median (range) non-acid MII-GOR-bolus exposure index was 1.03% (0.06-38.15%). By adopting option 2, an average of 53.2 acid GOR episodes and an average of 11% oesophageal exposure to acid GOR more than by option 1 was detected. An accurate and detailed description of GOR in preterm infants can be obtained only by including in the analysis all acid GOR episodes detected by pH sensor.
Titolo: | Combined oesophageal impedance-pH monitoring in preterm newborn: comparison of two options for layout analysis. | |
Autore/i: | CORVAGLIA, LUIGI TOMMASO; Mariani E; ACETI, ARIANNA; CAPRETTI, MARIA GRAZIA; Ancora G; FALDELLA, GIACOMO | |
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Anno: | 2009 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01301.x | |
Abstract: | Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is common in preterm infants. Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring (pH-MII) is emerging as an useful tool to study both acid and non-acid GOR in this population. We aimed to highlight main advantages and limits of pH-MII in preterm infants and to test whether the inclusion of GOR episodes detected only by pH monitoring details better the features of GOR. Fifty-two symptomatic preterm infants underwent a 24-hour, continuous and simultaneous measurement of pH-MII. Each layout was analyzed using two different options: option 1 included GOR episodes detected by MII and then classified as acid or non-acid according to the associated pH change; option 2 included GOR episodes detected by MII and also GOR episodes detected only by pH sensor. By adopting option 1, a total number of 2834 GOR episodes was detected by MII: 2162 of them were characterized as non-acid and 672 were characterized as acid. The median (range) number of acid MII-GOR episodes was 10 (1-52); the median (range) number of non-acid MII-GOR episodes was 36.5 (2-119). Median (range) acid MII-GOR-bolus exposure index was 0.28% (0.02-2.73%); median (range) non-acid MII-GOR-bolus exposure index was 1.03% (0.06-38.15%). By adopting option 2, an average of 53.2 acid GOR episodes and an average of 11% oesophageal exposure to acid GOR more than by option 1 was detected. An accurate and detailed description of GOR in preterm infants can be obtained only by including in the analysis all acid GOR episodes detected by pH sensor. | |
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