Table 3– Summary of symptom and quality of life questionnaire scores

	Pre-operative	6 weeks	6 months
DeMeester	3.7±1.7	1.5±1.6	1.2±0.8
RSI	14±7.1	6.7±7.9	5.9±6.5
GIQLI	96.5±34.4	105.1±27.6	112.4±22.4
GIQLI subsets
Symptoms	49.7±10.5	56.9±9.1	58.7±7.6
Functional	51.9±19.2	54±19.2	59.1±13.1

Data are presented as mean±sd. RSI: Reflux Symptom Index; GIQLI: Gastro-intestinal Quality of Life Index.