Endoscopic Follow-Up of Positive Fecal Occult Blood Testing in the Ontario FOBT Project
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Organizational predictors of colonoscopy follow-up for positive fecal occult blood test results: an observational study.
BACKGROUND This study assessed the contribution of organizational structures and processes identified from facility surveys to follow-up for positive fecal occult blood tests [FOBT-positive (FOBT(+))]. METHODS We identified 74,104 patients with FOBT(+) results from 98 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities between August 16, 2009 and March 20, 2011, and followed them until September ...
متن کاملInterval Colorectal Cancers following Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Testing in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck Program
Background. This work examines the occurrence of interval colorectal cancers (CRCs) in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck (CCC) program. We define interval CRC as CRC diagnosed within 2 years following normal guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT). Methods. Persons aged 50-74 who completed a baseline CCC gFOBT kit in 2008 and 2009, without a prior history of CRC, or recent colonoscopy, flexible si...
متن کاملunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test–Positive Individuals
Downlo kground: We aimed to define the potential of the fecal DNA assay as an alternative or in addition to rrently used immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) for the early diagnosis of colorectal . thods: A total of 560 individuals aged 50 to 69 years with a positive iFOBT were recruited from an FOBT regional screening program. Twenty-six were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, 264 with i...
متن کاملFecal occult blood testing: people in Ontario are unaware of it and not ready for it.
OBJECTIVE To determine factors that influence awareness of, and readiness to undergo, fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. DESIGN Validated survey designed to ascertain respondents' stages of decision making regarding CRC screening using FOBT. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1013 people 50 years old and older drawn from all regions of the provi...
متن کاملDiagnostic testing following fecal occult blood screening in the elderly.
BACKGROUND Screening with a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) has been shown to reduce colorectal cancer mortality in controlled trials. Recently, Medicare approved payment for FOBT screening. We evaluated the pattern of diagnostic testing following the initial FOBT in elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Such follow-up testing would in the long run influence both the cost and the benefit of widespread...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2007/569689