Clinical and economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 5-year follow-up of multicentre randomised trial (the REFLUX trial)
AM Grant, C Boachie, SC Cotton, R Faria, L Bojke, DM Epstein, CR Ramsay, B Corbacho, M Sculpher, ZH Krukowski, RC Heading and MK Campbell on behalf of the REFLUX trial group
Record ID 32007000871
English
Authors' objectives:
To evaluate the long-term clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgery among people with GORD requiring long-term medication and suitable for both surgical and medical management.
Authors' recommendations:
After 5 years, laparoscopic fundoplication continues to provide better relief of GORD symptoms with associated improved health-related quality of life. Complications of surgery were uncommon. Despite being initially more costly, a surgical policy is highly likely to be cost-effective.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1631
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Follow-Up Studies
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Treatment Outcome
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2013 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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