a slight trendp < 0.001
A significantly lower proportion of patients reported use of any PPI at all subsequent postoperative follow-ups, although a slight trend towards increasing use over time was noted (1-year: 4.8%, p < 0.001; 2-years: 19.4%, p = 0.002; 3-years: 12.5%, p < 0.001; 5-years: 18.8%, p = 0.063; Fig. 2 C).