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7938795

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Prolonged oesophageal pH monitoring is commonly used in the investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux. In contrast, tracheal pH monitoring is virtually unknown. We report a simple technique of measuring tracheal pH where the pH probe is inserted under local anaesthetic and can be left in position for 24 h to allow prolonged monitoring. Ten control individuals were studied. All completed the study without complication. One patient with mixed connective tissue disease, failed hiatal hernia repair and subsequent recurrent aspiration pneumonia was studied, on and off ranitidine, using simultaneous tracheal and oesophageal pH monitoring. This method showed evidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux and tracheal aspiration off treatment. When repeated with the patient taking ranitidine, the frequency of significant gastro-oesophageal reflux was reduced and no episodes of tracheal acid aspiration were recorded. Prolonged tracheal pH monitoring is a simple and non-hazardous technique. It is sensitive in detecting tracheal aspiration and may be more sensitive than pre-existing radiolabelled isotope techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
441-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Twenty-four-hour tracheal pH monitoring--a simple and non-hazardous investigation.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't