Incorporating faecal haemoglobin measurement using the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the referral, triage and prioritisation pathway for patients with colorectal symptoms

Abstract

https://journal.nzma.org.nz/ ©PMA article 56combined FIT/symptom thresholds to direct referral and investigation of cases requires both a reliable estimate of the prior risk of disease for common clinical presentations, and knowledge of the diagnostic accuracy of FIT at the proposed FHb thresholds, neither of which is known absolutely. We aimed to derive a colorectal symptom pathway incorporating standard referral (direct access criteria), and FIT data, to guide referral, triage, and prioritisation of cases.