Observational studyAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2024
The effect of antiplatelet therapy and oral anticoagulants on the accuracy of faecal immunochemical testing.
Observational study in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Abstract
introductionFaecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has been adopted to identify patients requiring further investigations on the colorectal cancer (CRC) referral pathway. We aimed to investigate the effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs on the accuracy of FIT results.
methodsThis observational study categorised patients with suspected CRC symptoms, who completed both FIT and colonic investigations, into two groups (control and exposed) based on their use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs. Two-by-two tables and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used to determine accuracy.
resultsA total of 928 patients were divided into a control (
conclusionsFIT accuracy for CRC detection remained unaffected despite more patients testing positive in the exposed group. FIT should be considered a supplementary tool for triage. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs do not need to be discontinued before collection of FIT.
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