A single common urgent pathway for all colorectal referrals reduces time to diagnosis and treatment

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 766-771

  Scott, Mike A ^a   Knight, A ^a   Brown, K ^a   Novell, J R ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal; Referral; Two week; Urgent

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PALPATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM TUMOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33749594679     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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