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Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Adults With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Update

Authors: Stanley Ip, MD, and Marcelo F. Vela, MD

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The material in this presentation covers the results and conclusions from a systematic CER titled Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Adults With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Update. It begins with an introduction to GERD and the available treatment interventions. It also covers methods used to plan and execute the systematic review, clinically important questions the review sought to answer, results of the review, evidence-based conclusions about effectiveness and harms of treatment interventions, gaps in knowledge, and future research needs uncovered by the systematic review.

Abbreviations:
CER = comparative effectiveness review
GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease

References:

Ip S, Chung M, Moorthy D, et al. Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Adults With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Update. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 29 (Prepared by the Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. HHSA 290-2007-10055-I). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC049-EF. Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/gerdupdate.cfm.