Short-term outcomes of a COVID-adapted triage pathway for colorectal cancer detection.

Janice MillerYasuko MaedaStephanie AuFrances GunnLorna PorteousRebecca PattendenPeter MacLeanColin L NobleStephen GlancyMalcolm G DunlopFarhat Vanessa Nasim Din

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)

This COVID-adapted pathway mitigated the adverse effects on diagnostic capacity and detected cancer at the expected rate within those referred. However, the overall reduction in the number of referrals was substantial. The described risk-mitigating measures could be a useful adjunct whilst standard diagnostic services remain constrained due to the ongoing pandemic.

Keyphrases

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quantum dots
drug induced
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