GP access to FIT increases the proportion of colorectal cancers detected on urgent pathways in symptomatic patients in Nottingham

Bailey, J.A.; Khawaja, A.; Andrews, H.; Weller, J.; Chapman, C.; Morling, J.; Oliver, S.; Castle, S.; Simpson, J.A.; Humes, D.J.; Banerjea, A.

doi:10.1016/j.surge.2020.03.002

All Outputs (4)

Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer (2020)
Journal Article
Chapman, C. J., Banerjea, A., Humes, D. J., Allen, J., Oliver, S., Ford, A., …Morling, J. R. (2021). Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 59(4), 721-728. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2020-1170

Objectives: Currently NICE recommends the use of faecal immunochemical test (FIT) at faecal haemoglobin concentrations (f-Hb) of 10 μg Hb/g faeces to stratify for colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in symptomatic populations. This f-Hb cut-off is advised a... Read More about Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer.

Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Hope, C., Reilly, J.-J., Griffiths, G., Lund, J., & Humes, D. (2021). Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 45, 429-442

Background Attrition within surgical training is a challenge. In the USA, attrition rates are as high as 20-26%. The factors predicting attrition are not well known. The aim of this systematic review is to identify factors that influence attrition or... Read More about Factors Associated with Attrition and Performance Throughout Surgical Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Thrombocytosis helps to stratify risk of colorectal cancer in patients referred on a 2-week-wait pathway (2020)
Journal Article
Bailey, J. A., Hanbali, N., Premji, K., Bunce, J., Mashlab, S., Simpson, J. A., Humes, D. J., & Banerjea, A. (2020). Thrombocytosis helps to stratify risk of colorectal cancer in patients referred on a 2-week-wait pathway. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 35(7), 1347-1350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-020-03597-9

Purpose
Primary care studies suggest that thrombocytosis (platelet counts > 400 × 109/L) is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to establish whether this marker has significant stratification value in patients seen... Read More about Thrombocytosis helps to stratify risk of colorectal cancer in patients referred on a 2-week-wait pathway.

GP access to FIT increases the proportion of colorectal cancers detected on urgent pathways in symptomatic patients in Nottingham (2020)
Journal Article
Bailey, J., Khawaja, A., Andrews, H., Weller, J., Chapman, C., Morling, J., …Banerjea, A. (2021). GP access to FIT increases the proportion of colorectal cancers detected on urgent pathways in symptomatic patients in Nottingham. The Surgeon, 19(2), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2020.03.002

Objective
Service evaluation of GP access to Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) detection in Nottinghamshire and use of FIT for “rule out”, “rule in” and “first test selection”.

Design
Retrospective audit of FIT results... Read More about GP access to FIT increases the proportion of colorectal cancers detected on urgent pathways in symptomatic patients in Nottingham.