Novel Textbook Outcomes following emergency laparotomy: Delphi exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Textbook outcomes are composite outcome measures that reflect the ideal overall experience for patients. There are many of these in the elective surgery literature but no textbook outcomes have been proposed for patients following emergency laparotomy. The aim was to achieve international consensus amongst experts and patients for the best Textbook Outcomes for non-trauma and trauma emergency laparotomy.

Methods

A modified Delphi exercise was undertaken with three planned rounds to achieve consensus regarding the best Textbook Outcomes based on the category, number and importance (Likert scale of 1-5) of individual outcome measures. There were separate questions for non-trauma and trauma. A patient engagement exercise was undertaken after round 2 to inform the fin

SUBMITTER: Naumann DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823418 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature