The Value of Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Testing as a Prioritisation Tool for the Endoscopic Investigation of Patients With Iron Deficiency

The Value of Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Testing as a Prioritisation Tool for the Endoscopic Investigation of Patients With Iron Deficiency

Difficulty in providing endoscopy for patients with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the requirement for a prioritisation tool. We aimed to test the validity of qFIT as a prioritisation tool in patients with iron deficiency and its ability to identify patien...

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Main Authors: William Clackett, Stephen T. Barclay, Adrian J. Stanley, Aidan Cahill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
quantitative faecal immunochemical test
qFit
endoscopy
iron deficiency
endoscopy prioritisation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.700753/full

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