To explore the effect of intraoperative preset esophageal bougie on the recovery and comfort of patients undergoing laparoscopic fundoplication.

A total of 78 patients who were diagnosed as gastroesophageal reflux disease and underwent laparoscopic fundoplication (Nissen fundoplication) in Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from September 2017 to June 2019 were selected and analyzed. According to the method of random number table, the patients were randomly divided into preset group (n=39) and routine group (n=39). The routine group was given routine catheterization during operation, and the preset group was given esophageal bougie after intraoperative anesthesia. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, complications, hospital stay and postoperative comfort were compared between the two groups.

The comfort of patients in the preset group (4.05±1.21) was better than that in the routine group (6.79±1.42). The operation time in the preset group (76.00 min±9.38 min ) was significantly shorter than that in the routine group (90.10 min±13.76 min), the incidence of postoperative pharyngeal pain in the preset group was significantly lower than that in the routine group, and the hospitalization time in the preset group was significantly lower than that in the routine group (5.72 day±1.41 day vs 6.61 day±1.84 day), which the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).

Compared with the routine group, the preset group can effectively shorten the operation time, hospital stay and reduce the incidence of throat pain, and the intraoperative preset esophageal bougie can improve the postoperative comfort and facilitate the rehabilitation of patients.