Faecal occult blood testing in persons aged 50–74 years with established spinal cord injury: a prospective case series
People with SCI have higher rates of positive FOBT compared to the general Australian population whilst follow-up colonoscopy rates were low. Compliance may be improved by bowel preparation protocols. High rates of positive FOBT in this population may be related to complications of constipation and bowel care. Our results suggest that FOBT is not an accurate screening tool in this population.
Authors
- Michael Yulong Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-8599)
- Steffanie Nario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7717-3960)
- Carmen Tung
- Ian D. Norton
- McCawley Clark-Dickson
- Samuel Arthurs
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spinal Cord Series and Cases
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-025-00710-4
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00