Refinement and validation of the IDIOM score for predicting the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in iron deficiency anaemia.
Orouba AlmilajiCarla SmithSue SurgenorAndrew CleggElizabeth WilliamsPeter ThomasJonathon SnookPublished in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2021)
This predictive model may help rationalise the use of investigational resources in IDA, by fast-tracking high-risk cases and, with appropriate safeguards, avoiding invasive investigation altogether in those at ultra-low predicted risk.