Gastroesophageal Reflux and Sleep.

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common gastrointestinal system disease. It is characterized by heartburn and the escape of stomach contents into the esophagus. It may be associated with chronic cough, hoarseness, asthma, laryngitis, tooth and gum disorders, sleep disturbance. These symptoms can affect sleep quality. The basis of the surgical treatment of GER is laparoscopic fundoplication operations. The most common fundoplication is the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (NF). In our study, we aimed to investigate the effects of the operation on the sleep quality of our patients, whom we evaluated before and after the operation.In our study, the reflux symptoms and sleep quality of our patients They will be asked to fill out a questionnaire for evaluation. Preoperative evaluation will be performed before the operation, during the preoperative anesthesia consultation or on the morning of the operation.Postoperative evaluation will be done face to face at the end of the first month. Patients for whom face-to-face evaluation cannot be performed will be asked to answer questions over the phone. This assessment will take approximately 10 minutes.