PMID- 27383119 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170526 LR - 20181202 IS - 1414-431X (Electronic) IS - 0100-879X (Print) IS - 0100-879X (Linking) VI - 49 IP - 7 DP - 2016 Jul 4 TI - Meta-analysis of the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors for the symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux. LID - S0100-879X2016000700704 [pii] LID - 10.1590/1414-431X20165149 [doi] LID - e5149 AB - The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for reflux disease in adult patients with laryngopharyngeal symptoms. A comprehensive search of Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Ovid EBM Reviews, and PubMed was performed for English-language literature about laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), in September 2014. The papers were filtered using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eight papers were identified and included in this meta-analysis. The sample comprised a pooled total of 370 patients, of which 210 and 160 patients took PPIs and placebo, respectively. The difference between PPIs and placebo groups in overall improvement of symptoms in adult patients with LPR was not statistically significant (RR=1.22; 95%CI=0.93-1.58; P=0.149). The difference in cough improvement was also not significant between PPIs and placebo groups (RR=0.65; 95%CI=0.30-1.41; P=0.279). FAU - Liu, C AU - Liu C AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Ji'ning First People's Hospital of Shandong Province, Ji'ning, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, H AU - Wang H AD - Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Ji'ning Stomatological Hospital of Shandong Province, Ji'ning, Shandong, China. FAU - Liu, K AU - Liu K AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Ping'du People's Hospital of Shandong Province, Ping'du, Shandong, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Review PT - Systematic Review PL - Brazil TA - Braz J Med Biol Res JT - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas JID - 8112917 RN - 0 (2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles) RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles/*therapeutic use MH - Adult MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux/*drug therapy MH - Male MH - Placebo Effect MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors/*therapeutic use MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC4942224 EDAT- 2016/07/08 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/27 06:00 PMCR- 2016/07/04 CRDT- 2016/07/08 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0100-879X2016000700704 [pii] AID - 10.1590/1414-431X20165149 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Braz J Med Biol Res. 2016 Jul 4;49(7):e5149. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20165149.