REducing Colonoscopies in patients without significant bowEl DiseasE: the RECEDE Study - protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
Introduction Demand for colonoscopies and CT colonography (CTC) is exceeding capacity in National Health Service Trusts.In many patients colonoscopies and CTCs show no significant bowel disease (SBD).Faecal Immunochemical Testing Multifunction Power Tools (FIT) is being introduced to prioritise patients for colonoscopies but is insufficient to iden