Investigation of regurgitation and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in Indonesian infants

作     者：Badriul Hegar Aswitha Boediarso Agus Firmansyah Yvan Vandenplas 

作者机构：Department of PediatricsCipto Mangunkusumo HospitalUniversity of IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia Department of PediatricsAcademisch Ziekenhuis Vrije UniversiteitBrusselBrusselsBelgium 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2004年第10卷第12期

页      面：1795-1797页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gastroesophageal Reflux Humans Indonesia Infant Infant, Newborn Irritable Mood Male Mothers Prevalence Prospective Studies 

摘      要：AIM:To evaluate the incidence of regurgitation and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in Indonesian infants. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study at the University Outpatient Clinic for vaccination in Jakarta,138 mothers of healthy infants less than 12-mo old were prospectively asked to report the frequency of regurgitation. RESULTS:Whatever the age was,some infants did not regurgitate(from 10% during the first month of life to 67% in 1-year-old infants).Regurgitation of at least once a day was reported in 77% of infants younger than 3 *** regurgitation decreased to 12% in the 9-12 mo old group. Reported peak prevalence was 81%(26/32)during the first month of *** decreased sharply between the 4-6 and 7-9 mo old groups(from 44% to 9%).The longer the regurgitation persisted,the more frequently the mother perceived regurgitation as a *** and frequency of regurgitation,back arching,irritability,crying and refusal of feeding were the symptoms causing maternal *** longer the regurgitation persisted,the more frequently the mothers viewed it as a health problem. CONCLUSION:Regurgitation occurs frequently in Indonesian infants,and is a frequent cause of concern to mothers.