For the 12 months after surgery, LNF reduced costs for gastrointestinal medications but not total costs for the cohort. LNF cost is impacted greatly by the cost of associated complications. Based on these data, LNF does not appear to significantly reduce the direct cost of health care for GERD patients on a population basis.
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