| Autor: |
C. Chapman, J. Bunce, S. Oliver, O. Ng, A. Tangri, R. Rogers, R. F. Logan, D. J. Humes, A. Banerjea |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BJS Open, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 395-402 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2474-9842 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/bjs5.50131 |
| Popis: |
Background New national guidance on urgent referral for investigation of colorectal cancer included faecal occult blood testing in 2015. A service evaluation of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and anaemia as risk stratification tools in symptomatic patients suspected of having CRC was undertaken. Methods Postal FIT was incorporated into the colorectal cancer 2‐week wait (2WW) pathway for all patients without rectal bleeding in 2016. Patients were investigated in the 2WW pathway as normal, and outcomes of investigations were recorded prospectively. Anaemia was defined as a haemoglobin level below 120 g/l in women and 130 g/l in men. Results FIT kits were sent to 1106 patients, with an 80·9 per cent return rate; 810 patients completed investigations and 40 colorectal cancers were diagnosed (4·9 per cent). FIT results were significantly higher in patients with anaemia (median (i.q.r.) 4·8 (0·8–34·1) versus 1·2 (0–6·4) μg Hb/g faeces in those without anaemia; P |
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