Table 1.
Concordance between HRM patient classification and impedance criteria for defining abnormal bolus transit
| Cutoff values isobaric contour |
Patient classification peristaltic function |
Normal bolus transit |
Abnormal bolus transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 mm Hg 2-cm break |
Normal | 15 | 0 |
| Intermittent hypotension |
1 | 1 | |
| Frequent hypotension | 0 | 7 | |
| 20 mm Hg 2-cm break |
Normal | 16 | 0 |
| Intermittent hypotension |
0 | 2 | |
| Frequent hypotension | 0 | 5 | |
| 30 mm Hg 3-cm break |
Normal | 16 | 0 |
| Intermittent hypotension |
0 | 2 | |
| Frequent hypotension | 0 | 5 |
HRM, high-resolution manometry.