Utility of Hemoccult Testing Before Therapeutic Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism
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DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000650
Abstract: Objectives Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is performed routinely before starting therapeutic anticoagulation in patients despite it never being validated to predict gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) risk. Our objective was to determine the utility in checking… read more here.
Keywords: anticoagulation; gib; admission; therapeutic anticoagulation ... See more keywords
Cause of Death, Mortality and Occult Blood in Colorectal Cancer Screening
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010246
Abstract: Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participants with significant traces of hemoglobin in their stool have been reported to have higher mortality and different causes of death (other than CRC) compared to those without. We… read more here.
Keywords: cause death; death; crc; mortality ... See more keywords