H B El-Serag1, A Sonnenberg. 1. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87108, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the utilization of health care resources and long term outcome of erosive esophagitis in patients treated with and without open Nissen fundoplication. METHODS: A population of 35,725 patients with erosive esophagitis was extracted from the computerized database of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Subjects were stratified by severity of disease into erosive esophagitis alone versus erosive esophagitis complicated by esophageal ulcers or peptic strictures. During a mean follow-up period of 4.2 yr (range 1-12 yr), the consumption of health care resources, except for medications, was compared between case and control subjects treated with and without fundoplication, respectively. RESULTS: Among patients with complicated erosive esophagitis, 5,064 control subjects were treated without, and 542 case subjects were treated with, fundoplication. Cases incurred less recurrence of esophageal erosions (controls: 56% vs cases: 46%), esophageal ulcers (38% vs 33%), and peptic strictures (43% vs 32%) during follow-up. Among patients with erosive esophagitis but no complications, 29,514 control subjects were treated without, and 605 case subjects were treated with, fundoplication. Cases did not experience any change in the recurrence of esophageal erosions (controls: 25% vs cases: 24%). Irrespective of treatment type, none of the case or control subjects with erosive esophagitis alone developed esophageal ulcers or peptic strictures during follow-up. Compared with controls, however, after fundoplication in erosive esophagitis alone, cases incurred more dysphagia (2.6% vs 4.6%), postsurgical syndromes (0.8% vs 1.7%), as well as more outpatient visits (34 vs 40 visits/patient) and outpatient procedures (2.7 vs 4.3 procedures/patient). CONCLUSIONS: Fundoplication improves the clinical outcome of erosive esophagitis in patients with concomitant esophageal ulcers and strictures, but not in patients without such complications. Fundoplication does not reduce the consumption of health care resources.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the utilization of health care resources and long term outcome of erosive esophagitis in patients treated with and without open Nissen fundoplication. METHODS: A population of 35,725 patients with erosive esophagitis was extracted from the computerized database of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Subjects were stratified by severity of disease into erosive esophagitis alone versus erosive esophagitis complicated by esophageal ulcers or peptic strictures. During a mean follow-up period of 4.2 yr (range 1-12 yr), the consumption of health care resources, except for medications, was compared between case and control subjects treated with and without fundoplication, respectively. RESULTS: Among patients with complicated erosive esophagitis, 5,064 control subjects were treated without, and 542 case subjects were treated with, fundoplication. Cases incurred less recurrence of esophageal erosions (controls: 56% vs cases: 46%), esophageal ulcers (38% vs 33%), and peptic strictures (43% vs 32%) during follow-up. Among patients with erosive esophagitis but no complications, 29,514 control subjects were treated without, and 605 case subjects were treated with, fundoplication. Cases did not experience any change in the recurrence of esophageal erosions (controls: 25% vs cases: 24%). Irrespective of treatment type, none of the case or control subjects with erosive esophagitis alone developed esophageal ulcers or peptic strictures during follow-up. Compared with controls, however, after fundoplication in erosive esophagitis alone, cases incurred more dysphagia (2.6% vs 4.6%), postsurgical syndromes (0.8% vs 1.7%), as well as more outpatient visits (34 vs 40 visits/patient) and outpatient procedures (2.7 vs 4.3 procedures/patient). CONCLUSIONS: Fundoplication improves the clinical outcome of erosive esophagitis in patients with concomitant esophageal ulcers and strictures, but not in patients without such complications. Fundoplication does not reduce the consumption of health care resources.
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