Long-Term Results of Antireflux Surgery Indicate the Need for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2002
Abstract
Background: Well conducted, comparative trials of laparoscopic versus open antireflux surgery with an adequate patient enrolment are few and they do not demonstrate obvious advantages for the laparoscopic approach except for a marginal gain in shorter hospital stay. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic and open procedures.
Methods: Two unselected groups of 230 patients were identified through a register of all inpatient public care in Sweden. Outcomes of laparoscopic and open antireflux surgery were compared using a disease-specific questionnaire 4 years after operation.
Results: Failure and dissatisfaction were significantly more common in the laparoscopy group than among patients having conventional open surgery. Treatment failure rates were 29·0 and 14·6 per cent respectively (P = 0·004). Dissatisfaction rates were 15·0 and 7·0 per cent respectively (P = 0·005). There was no other questionnaire item for which the proportion of failures differed significantly between the two groups.
Conclusion: This study does not support the presumption that laparoscopic antireflux surgery is to be preferred to the open procedure. It is strongly recommended that a randomized controlled trial be conducted.
Repository Citation
Sandbu, R.,
Khamis, H. J.,
Gustavsson, S.,
& Haglund, U.
(2002). Long-Term Results of Antireflux Surgery Indicate the Need for a Randomized Clinical Trial. British Journal of Surgery, 89 (2), 225-230.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/math/257
DOI
10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01990.x
