Using the faecal immunochemical test in patients with rectal bleeding: evidence from the NICE FIT study.

Georgina Hicks Nigel D'Souza T Georgiou DelisleMichelle ChenSally C BentonMuti Abulafinull null

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

Faecal haemoglobin is not always detectable in patients with RB; 56% of patients had undetectable f-Hb (<2 µg/g) and CRC was present in 0.1%. The high sensitivity of the FIT can be used to rule out CRC in patients with RB and triage them more appropriately for investigation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
emergency department
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
rectal cancer
patient reported outcomes