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In Adults With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, What Is The Efficacy Of Surgical Versus Pharmacotherapy In Reducing Symptoms?, Travis Cook
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The purpose of this systematic review is to explore the efficacy of pharmacotherapeutics and surgical interventions for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In this systematic review, five electronic databases were used including AccessMedicine, PubMed, Cochrane library, Dynamed, and Clinical Key. Research criteria included work after 2010, peer reviewed, and only randomized control trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were considered. Studies that were excluded included any that were before 2010, poor study design, and those that looked at other conditions or treatments outside of the research question in study. A total of 9 studies were selected for this systematic …