Table 2. Number of flagged-up patients identified as needing further review and reasons given why they might not need further review.
| Clinician judgement about the need for further review | Identified in first search (prevalent cases) | Identified in subsequent searches (incident cases) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Clinician judges further review is needed | ||||||
| Previously referreda | 10 | 2% | 10 | 3% | 20 | 2% |
| Other possible explanations for symptoms | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 2% | 10 | 1% |
| Contraindications to further investigation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0.1% | ||
| Declined referral or did not attend | 3 | 1% | 3 | 0.4% | ||
| None of the above | 137 | 28% | 103 | 33% | 240 | 30% |
|
Clinician judges further review is not needed | ||||||
| Previously referreda | 266 | 53% | 162 | 52% | 428 | 53% |
| Other possible explanations for symptoms | 47 | 9% | 17 | 5% | 64 | 8% |
| Contraindications to further investigation | 14 | 3% | 3 | 1% | 17 | 2% |
| Declined referral or did not attend | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Moved | 3 | 1% | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Died | 5 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 9 | 1% |
| Records missing or unavailable | 7 | 1.4% | 1 | 0% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Total | 498 | 100% | 311 | 100% | 809 | 100% |
Abbreviation: IQR=interquartile range.
a
Investigated a median of 194 days (IQR 63 to 415; n=344) previous to the search.