Continuous oesophageal pH recording and acid-clearing test. A study of reproducibility
Ten investigations of acid reflux by means of 12-hour continuous pH monitoring at the distal end of the oesophagus, and 10 acid-clearing tests were performed within 6 weeks on the same volunteer with the purpose of examining the reproducibility of the results of these tests. Intragastric pH was stud...
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Published in | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 245 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
1977
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Summary: | Ten investigations of acid reflux by means of 12-hour continuous pH monitoring at the distal end of the oesophagus, and 10 acid-clearing tests were performed within 6 weeks on the same volunteer with the purpose of examining the reproducibility of the results of these tests. Intragastric pH was studied over 12 hours and proved to be under 3 during the whole period of investigation. For the acid reflux test the coefficient of variation was 0.61-0.94, depending on the criteria for reflux. For the acid-clearing test the coefficient of variation was 0.22. For both tests the results of the separate investigations varied within normal ranges. |
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ISSN: | 0036-5521 1502-7708 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00365521.1977.12031143 |