By Ted Bosworth
The solution for increasing the proportion of patients who proceed to colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test might simply involve reducing the steps required to get there.
Direct referral to colonoscopy after a positive FIT result led to a higher rate of people undergoing the examination compared with referral to a GI clinic for evaluation, researchers have found. Of 76 patients referred directly to colonoscopy, the procedure was completed in 63 (82.9%) versus only