Consensus on surgical technique for sentinel lymph node dissection in cervical cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to establish a consensus on the surgical technique for sentinel lymph node (SLN) dissection in cervical cancer.

Methods

A 26 question survey was emailed to international expert gynecological oncology surgeons. A two-step modified Delphi method was used to establish consensus. After a first round of online survey, the questions were amended and a second round, along with semistructured interviews was performed. Consensus was defined using a 70% cut-off for agreement.

Results

Twenty-five of 38 (65.8%) experts responded to the first and second rounds of the online survey. Agreement ≥70% was reached for 13 (50.0%) questions in the first round and for 15 (57.7%) in the final round. Consensus agreement identified 15 recommended, three

SUBMITTER: Bizzarri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825065 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature