Rejection of Fecal Immunochemical Tests Within the Lower Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Pathway: A Cohort Study.

Alex J BallImran AzizRavishankar B SargurLouise MerrimanMatthew Kurien

Published in: Journal of primary care & community health (2024)

This is the first study exploring FIT rejection rates in symptomatic primary care patients, which shows improvements in rejection rates over time. Targeted interventions could improve rejection rates further, thereby reducing NHS resource use and costs and diagnostic delays.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cancer therapy
drug delivery
patient reported outcomes