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.