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ArticleBMJ open2022

Awareness about laryngopharyngeal reflux disease among Chinese otolaryngologists: a nationwide survey.

Shuifang Xiao, Jinrang Li, Hongliang Zheng, Xiangping Li, Hui Yang, Junbo Zhang, Xiaoxia Peng, Shuihong Zhou, Chen Zhao, Donghui Chen and 20 more

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  1. Global burden of Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: a systematic review of epidemiology, cost-burden and awareness.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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Shuifang XiaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China xiao_ent@163.com entljr@sina.com zheng_hl2004@163.com.
Jinrang LiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Sixth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China xiao_ent@163.com entljr@sina.com zheng_hl2004@163.com.
Hongliang ZhengDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China xiao_ent@163.com entljr@sina.com zheng_hl2004@163.com.
Xiangping LiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hui YangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Junbo ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5681-0147
Xiaoxia PengClinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8789-469X
Shuihong ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chen ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Donghui ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xuping XiaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Li ShiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hui HuangfuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Zhenfeng TaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Xiong ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yehai LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shenhong QuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Guangke WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Ting ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Xiaobo CuiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
Linli TianDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Wensheng ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Hongyan FangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Yongwang HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Guodong YuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Zhenqun LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Liang TangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Jian HeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Ruixia MaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Zhaoyan YuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the status of the current knowledge about laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) among Chinese otolaryngologists.

designMulti-centre cross-sectional survey.

setting220 medical centres in different regions of China.

participantsA total of 2254 otolaryngologists from 220 medical centres in China who were successfully on-site surveyed between November 2019 and December 2020.

main outcome measuresAwareness about LPRD included knowledge about risk factors, symptoms, laryngoscope signs, related diseases, current diagnostic methods and treatments.

resultsThe percentage of participants who had heard of LPRD was 96.4%, with academic conferences as the most common source of information (73.3%). The most commonly known risk factor, symptom, laryngoscope sign, related disease, diagnostic method and treatment were alcohol consumption (44.0%), pharyngeal foreign body sensation (66.9%), hyperaemia (52.4%), pharyngolaryngitis (54.8%), pH monitoring (47.6%) and medication (82.1%), respectively. Only 28.3% of all participants knew that 24 h pH or multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monitoring was the most accurate diagnostic test. As many as 73.1% of all participants knew that proton pump inhibitors were the first-line treatment drugs. An analysis of the overall status of awareness using a scoring system suggested that otolaryngologists were better aware owing to more access, working at 3A hospitals, and postgraduate or above educational background (all p<0.05).

conclusionAlthough the majority of Chinese otolaryngologists had heard of LPRD, their overall awareness about the disease was not encouraging. More efforts are needed to increase the knowledge about LPRD among this group of physicians. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR1900025581.

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Laryngopharyngeal RefluxCross-Sectional StudiesHumansOtolaryngologistsProton Pump InhibitorsSurveys and QuestionnairesProton Pump InhibitorsEPIDEMIOLOGYLaryngologyOTOLARYNGOLOGY

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