Evaluation of Clinical Outcome after Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery in Clinical Practice: Still a Controversial Issue

Table 1

Parameters used for patients evaluation and number of studies.

Parameters	Number of studies	Refs
Questionnaires
GERD symptoms score	23	[3–6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32–37, 39, 40]
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Activity Index (GRACY)
Digestive Health Survey Instrument
Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS)
Jamieson Score
Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI)	3	[25, 27, 33]
Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI)	2	[23, 39]
Short-form 36 (SF 36)	2	[6, 22]
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL)	1	[34]
Well-Being Score (WBS)	1	[2]
Visual Analogue Score (VAS)	1	[11]
Patients satisfaction	16	[2–6, 11, 18, 20, 24, 29, 32–35, 38]
VA clinical data base (outpatients clinics)	1	[26]
Clinical assessment at follow-up visit	7	[4, 11, 19, 22, 31, 38, 39]
Objective esophageal tests
Endoscopy	8	[3, 6, 14, 15, 22, 23, 30, 31]
Esophageal manometry	7	[8, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 38]
24-h Esophageal pH-metry	18	[6, 8, 11, 14–20, 27, 32–37, 40]