Abstract |
Haemoccult (Eaton Laboratories) was offered to all 405 subjects aged 45 to 65 years in a Scottish, rural general practice as a screening test for occult bleeding per rectum. Subjects contacted verbally had a compliance rate of 85.2 per cent and those by post 59.5 per cent--2.6 per cent (7) returned positive tests. Of these seven, one refused follow-up. Two had diverticular disease, one had haemorrhoids, one had a possible polyp, one had ingested aspirin and also had a few diverticula. In one patient, no cause of bleeding was found. The last two and one with diverticular disease were negative on re-testing. In general, the test was aesthetically acceptable to undertake for both patient and doctor and provided a suitable screening technique for occult bleeding.
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Authors | A H Lawson |
Journal | Scottish medical journal
(Scott Med J)
Vol. 27
Issue 1
Pg. 49-51
(Jan 1982)
ISSN: 0036-9330 [Print] Scotland |
PMID | 7063830
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Colonic Diseases
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Diverticulum, Colon
(diagnosis)
- Family Practice
- Female
- Hemorrhoids
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occult Blood
- Rectal Diseases
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Scotland
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