What is the EREFS? The EREFS is a scoring system used by healthcare providers that can help evaluate the severity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The EREFS alone cannot diagnose EoE, but it can help diagnose the condition and monitor it over time.1.

Objectives: The eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) endoscopic reference score (EREFS) was developed to analyze adults with EoE and has been successfully applied to a pediatric cohort. The present study compares EREFS in younger and older children with EoE.

EoE Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) should be utilized – uses key features of 1) edema 2) rings 3) exudates 4) furrows and 5) strictures. Score range 0-9 graded by severity. See Image 1. Recommendations 3-4: Obtain at least 6 biopsies from 2 esophageal levels …

The EoE endoscopic reference score (EREFS) was developed by Hirano et al. in 2013 for objective assessment of endoscopic findings: Edema, Rings, Exudates, Furrows, and Stricture are comprehensively assessed as major features [8].

In a prospective study of children undergoing diagnostic or post-treatment endoscopy, we found the EREFS to accurately identify those with EoE. Children who responded to therapy had lower EREFS scores than non-responders. EREFSs can be used to measure outcomes of pediatric patients, in conjunction w …

2023年9月20日 · The EREFS is a standardized scoring system that helps in objectively assessing the severity of eosinophilic inflammation in the esophagus. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of the EREFS, its components, and how to interpret its scores.

2016年4月11日 · The Eosinophilic Esophagitis Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) was recently developed to help standardize reporting of endoscopic findings in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE; Gut 2013; 62:489). The score takes into account the presence of esophageal edema and strictures and the presence and severity of exudates, rings, and furrows.

2022年5月15日 · The EoE EREFS provides standardized nomenclature and conveniently characterizes the 5 major endoscopic features of EoE: edema, rings, exudates, furrows, and stenosis (which also conveniently spells out “EREFS”). 2 Inflammatory activity is demonstrated by the presence of edema, exudates, and furrows, whereas features of remodeling are ...

2016年1月1日 · The EREFS classification system identifies patients with EoE an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.934; the score decreases with treatment, and histologic responders have significantly lower scores than nonresponders.

EREFS and its modifications were reliable and responsive, and the original or expanded versions of the EREFS may be preferred in RCTs. Disease activity scored based on the worst affected area optimizes reliability and responsiveness.