Role of Reflux Symptom Index and Reflux Finding Score in Evaluation of Treatment Outcome in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

Bhargava, Anuja; Varshney, Prasoon; Saxena, S.N.; Shakeel, M. Danish; Srivastava, Amit; Agarwal, Ekta

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10023-1141

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“…LPR is often an underdiagnosed entity in clinical practice especially when it falls under physicians' care. Of all the 1425 study participants with RFS > 7, majority (81.8%) were females contrary to what has been reported by other studies 2,10,12 …”

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“…Of all the 1425 study participants with RFS > 7, majority (81.8%) were females contrary to what has been reported by other studies. 2,10,12 The most frequently encountered symptom in this study was globus/lump sensation, followed by pooling of mucus on the throat and frequent throat clearing, episodes of cough upon feeding or lying down and a chronic irritating cough. Patients with such complaints often overlook these symptoms.…”

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“…Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) refers to a phenomenon where there is back flow of contents of the stomach into the lowermost part of the pharynx 1–3 . It has been described as an extra esophageal variant of GERD 1–5 . It is believed that the primary defect in LPR might be upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction in less than half of LPR patients with GERD 2,4,6–9 .…”

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“…A diagnosis of LPR may be established by asking patients about specific symptoms, laryngoscopy or 24-h double probe pH monitoring which remains to be the diagnostic test for LPRD. 1,2,[10][11][12] There are two scoring tools that are used to establish the diagnosis of LPR which are reflux symptom index (RSI) and reflux finding score (RFS) and they have been developed by Belafsky et al to simplify the diagnosis of LPR. RSI is a scoring tool that consists of nine items used to assess various symptoms associated with LPR.…”

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Utility of reflux finding score and reflux symptom index in diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease

Abraham

Kahinga

2022

Laryngoscope Investig Oto

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Objective The study aimed to determine the utility of reflux finding score (RFS) and reflux symptom index (RSI) in the diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods A prospective hospital‐based cross‐sectional study was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. Relationship between independent and dependent variables was established using chi‐square test, a variable with p‐value of equal or less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results In this study, a total of 2500 patients were recruited, out of which 800 (32.0%) were males and 1700 (68.0%) were female. Out of the 2500, 1520 (60.8%) patients were found to have a RSI of >13. Out of the 1520 patients subjected to 70‐degree laryngoscopy, 1425 patients (95.0%) were found to have a RFS > 7. Of the 1425 patients with RFS > 7, 260 were males (18.2%) and 1165 were females (81.8%). Conclusion RFS and RSI have demonstrated their role in establishing the diagnosis of LPRD. Level of Evidence 4

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