Table 1 Indications for primary care referral in 159 consenting participants from the West London screening pilot.
From: Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot
Indication for referral to primary care | Number of referrals to primary care (proportion attending a LHC, %) |
|---|---|
Obstructive spirometry with chronic cough or dyspnoea; no known diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma | 55 (55/1542, 3.6%) |
Moderate or severe coronary artery calcification on LDCT; not already taking lipid-lowering therapy and without known ischaemic heart disease | 63 (63/1542, 4.1%) |
Moderate or severe aortic valve calcification on LDCT | 18 (18/1542, 1.2%) |
Aortic aneurysms (referred only to primary care if not urgent/significantly enlarged) | 4 (4/1542, 0.3%) |
Severely dilated pulmonary artery suggestive of pulmonary hypertension | 1 (1/1542, 0.06%) |
Other imaging finding requiring further primary care investigation or referral | |
•Liver, adrenal, or renal lesions | 4 (4/1542, 0.3%) |
•Suspected pneumonia | 1 (1/1542, 0.06%) |
•Miscellaneous musculoskeletal findings | 2 (2/1542, 0.1%) |
Red flag symptoms | 17 (17/1542, 1.1%) |
Total number of referrals | 165 (in 159 participants) |
