Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction: international Delphi consensus on management and core outcome set.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To reach an international expert consensus on the diagnosis, prognosis and management of fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) by means of a Delphi procedure, and to use this to define a core outcome set (COS).

Methods

A three-round Delphi procedure was conducted among an international panel of experts in fetal LUTO. The panel was provided with a list of literature-based parameters to consider for the diagnosis, prognosis, management and outcomes of LUTO. A parallel procedure was conducted with patient groups during the development of the COS.

Results

A total of 168 experts were approached, of whom 99 completed the first round and 80/99 (80.8%) completed all three rounds of the study questionnaires. Consensus was reached that, in the first trimester,

SUBMITTER: Mustafa HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature