The effect of antiplatelet therapy and oral anticoagulants on the accuracy of faecal immunochemical testing.
Fiona WuA A KhanM KlimovskijR HarshenPublished in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2024)
FIT accuracy for CRC detection remained unaffected despite more patients testing positive in the exposed group. FIT should be considered a supplementary tool for triage. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs do not need to be discontinued before collection of FIT.
Keyphrases
- antiplatelet therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- venous thromboembolism
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- real time pcr