Table 2 Patient Demographics and place of performance of the FOBT in the Hospital
From: Use and abuse of fecal occult blood tests: a community hospital experience
Age (mean): 64.4 years. | |
Gender: Males: 317 patients (43.5%), Females: 412 patients (56.5%). | |
FOBT performed in the ER: 130 patients (17.8%) | |
FOBT performed on the General Medical Floor: 268 patients (36.8%) | |
FOBT performed on the Telemetry Floor: 223 (30.6%) | |
FOBT performed in the Intensive Care Unit: 108 (14.8%) |