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Table 3 Percent surviving IF patients notified of finding by anatomic location Pre- and post-IF protocol

From: Improving patient notification of solid abdominal viscera incidental findings with a standardized protocol

IF location

Pre- IF protocol

Post- IF protocol

P value

(N =  124)

(N =  84)

N (%)*

N (%)*

All

22/124 (17.7)

27/84 (32.4)

0.02

Renal

6 /74 (8.1)

15/50 (30)

0.001

Hepatic

10/51 (19.7)

9/34 (26.5)

0.45

Adrenal

9/20 (45)

6/10 (60)

0.70

Pancreas

2/6 (33)

4/4 (100)

0.07

Ovarian

0/2 (0)

1/1 (100)

0.33

  1. *% of patients with given.