The British journal of surgery
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Comment Letter Multicenter Study
Comment on: Complete mesocolic excision for right colonic cancer: prospective multicentre study.
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Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-directed pathways based on a single test have been implemented for symptomatic patients. However, with a single test, the sensitivity is 87 per cent at 10 µg haemoglobin (Hb) per g faeces. This aims of this study were to define the diagnostic performance of a single FIT, compared with double FIT in symptomatic populations. ⋯ FIT in patients with high-risk symptoms twice in succession reduces missed significant colorectal pathology and has an acceptable workload impact.
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This study investigated whether sex-specific differences in preoperative/perioperative standard of care (SOC) account for disparity in outcomes after elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. ⋯ SOC waiting times and preoperative assessment were not met for both sexes, which was associated with an increased risk of MACED. Sex-specific differences in SOC attenuated but did not fully account for the increased risk of MACED in women.