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. 2020 Jul 16;35(7):3449–3458. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07792-1

Table 7.

Healthcare resource use with MSA and LF

Measure MSA (n = 459) LF (n = 163)
Outpatient clinic visits
 12 M 18.9% 15.3%
 24 M 14.7% 12.9%
 36 M 10.5% 8.0%
Return to clinic for GERD symptoms
 12 M 58.5% 54.2%
 24 M 80.4% 86.7%
 36 M 87.9% 100%
Return to clinic due to procedural complaint/complication
 12 M 39.3% 41.7%
 24 M 19.2% 20.0%
 36 M 15.2% 0.0%
Surgical intervention
 12 M 1.6% 1.9%
 24 M 1.2% 0.0%
 36 M 0.6% 0.0%
Device removal*
 12 M 1.5% (7/459) NA
 24 M 2.0% (9/459) NA
 36 M 2.4% (11/459) NA

GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease, LF laparoscopic fundoplication, MSA magnetic sphincter augmentation

*Removal rates are cumulative across the 3 years