Combined esophageal intraluminal impedance, pH and skin conductance monitoring to detect discomfort in GERD infants.

BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of weakly acidic reflux in infants is unclear. Skin conductance is a novel not-invasive method to evaluate discomfort. The aim of our study was to evaluate reflux-induced discomfort in infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease using simultaneously combined sk...

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Main Authors: Francesco Cresi, Emanuele Castagno, Hanne Storm, Leandra Silvestro, Roberto Miniero, Francesco Savino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3426521?pdf=render