Test accuracy of faecal calprotectin for inflammatory bowel disease in UK primary care: a retrospective cohort study of the IMRD-UK data.

Karoline Freeman Sian Taylor-PhillipsBrian H WillisRonan RyanAileen Clarke

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

GPs can be confident in excluding IBD on the basis of a negative FC test in a population with low pretest risk but should interpret a positive test with caution. The applicability of national guidance to general practice needs to be improved.

Keyphrases

general practice
primary care
cross sectional
rheumatoid arthritis
electronic health record
quality improvement
big data
ulcerative colitis
machine learning
deep learning