Yield of colorectal cancer at colonoscopy according to faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients referred from primary care.

Stephen Thomas McSorley Jayne DigbyDanielle ClydeNeil CruickshankPaul BurtonLouise BarkerJudith A StrachanCallum G FraserKaren SmithCraig MowatJack WinterRobert J C Steele

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

Symptomatic patients with f-Hb ≥10 µg/g should undergo further investigation for CRC, while higher f-Hb concentrations could be used to triage for urgency during the COVID-19 recovery phase. Patients with f-Hb <10 µg/g and without anaemia are very unlikely to be diagnosed with CRC and the majority need no further investigation.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
emergency department
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes