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ArticleCanadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie2008

High-resolution esophageal manometry: a time motion study.

Daniel C Sadowski, Linda Broenink

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Article in Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Analysis of esophageal manometry results and the inflection point of age in 41 volunteers without laryngopharyngeal symptoms].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2021
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  8. Identification of Quality Measures for Performance of and Interpretation of Data From Esophageal Manometry.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2016
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  10. Time motion studies in healthcare: what are we talking about?Journal of biomedical informatics · 2014
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  13. High-resolution esophageal manometry: using technical advances for clinical advantages.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel C SadowskiDivision of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Canada. dan.sadowski@walberta.ca
Linda Broenink
Health Sciences Centre · CARoyal Alexandra Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHigh-resolution manometry (HRM) of the esophagus is a new technique that provides a more precise assessment of esophageal motility than conventional techniques. Because HRM measures pressure events along the entire length of the esophagus simultaneously, clinical procedure time should be shorter because less catheter manipulation is required. According to manufacturer advertising, the new HRM system is more accurate and up to 50% faster than conventional methods.

objectiveTo test the hypothesis that clinical testing with HRM requires less procedural time than a standard water perfusion (WP) method.

methodsForty-one consecutive patients were studied (20 underwent WP and 21 underwent HRM). Using time-motion analysis, the start and end times for each task associated with performing the study were recorded. Patient discomfort and study quality were also assessed by using five- and four-point qualitative scales, respectively.

resultsTotal procedure time was reduced on average by 25.6% in the HRM group (from 41.8 minutes with WP to 30.7 minutes with HRM, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the discomfort scores reported by the study subjects and no difference in study quality.

conclusionsHRM requires less time to complete than conventional manometry and should therefore shorten the wait-times of patients scheduled for esophageal manometry and have a significant impact on the cost of performing this commonly used clinical investigation.

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Equipment DesignEsophageal Motility DisordersFemaleHumansMaleManometryMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionTime and Motion Studies

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PMID18414710
PMCPMC2662893
OpenAlexW2096819288

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