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Symptom evaluation in reflux disease: workshop background, processes, terminology, recommendations, and discussion outputs

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and General Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
² Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Canada
³ Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
⁵ University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee, USA

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Professor J Dent
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and General Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; jdent{at}mail.rah.sa.gov.au

ABSTRACT
There has been no published indepth systematic evaluation of the best approaches to symptom evaluation in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). A two day international multidisciplinary workshop was therefore held in Marrakech, Morocco, in September 2002 to address these issues. The aim of the workshop was to critically review the data regarding the reliability, processes, and priorities for symptom evaluation in GORD patients. The workshop was designed to give outputs that could be readily reported and to arrive at specific recommendations on best practice in symptom evaluation in reflux disease.

Abbreviations: GORD, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; QOLRAD, quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; VAS, visual analogue scales; GSRS, gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale; PGWBI, psychological general well being index; ENT, ear, nose, and throat; RSI, reflux symptom index; RFS, reflux finding score; QALYs, quality adjusted life years

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