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Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma

PURPOSE: The burden of major trauma within the UK is ever increasing. There is a need to establish research priorities within the field. Delphi methodology can be used to develop consensus opinion amongst a group of stakeholders. This can be used to prioritise clinically relevant, patient-centred re...

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Autores principales: McElroy, Luke, Robinson, Lisa, Battle, Ceri, Laidlaw, Lynn, Teager, Alistair, de Bernard, Louis, McGillivray, Jack, Tsang, Kevin, Bell, Steve, Leech, Caroline, Marsden, Max, Carden, Richard, Challen, Kirsty, Peck, George, Hancorn, Kate, Davenport, Ross, Brohi, Karim, Wilson, Michael S. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34132821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01722-z
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author McElroy, Luke
Robinson, Lisa
Battle, Ceri
Laidlaw, Lynn
Teager, Alistair
de Bernard, Louis
McGillivray, Jack
Tsang, Kevin
Bell, Steve
Leech, Caroline
Marsden, Max
Carden, Richard
Challen, Kirsty
Peck, George
Hancorn, Kate
Davenport, Ross
Brohi, Karim
Wilson, Michael S. J.
author_facet McElroy, Luke
Robinson, Lisa
Battle, Ceri
Laidlaw, Lynn
Teager, Alistair
de Bernard, Louis
McGillivray, Jack
Tsang, Kevin
Bell, Steve
Leech, Caroline
Marsden, Max
Carden, Richard
Challen, Kirsty
Peck, George
Hancorn, Kate
Davenport, Ross
Brohi, Karim
Wilson, Michael S. J.
author_sort McElroy, Luke
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description PURPOSE: The burden of major trauma within the UK is ever increasing. There is a need to establish research priorities within the field. Delphi methodology can be used to develop consensus opinion amongst a group of stakeholders. This can be used to prioritise clinically relevant, patient-centred research questions to guide future funding allocations. The aim of our study was to identify key future research priorities pertaining to the management of major trauma in the UK. METHODS: A three-phased modified Delphi process was undertaken. Phase 1 involved the submission of research questions by members of the trauma community using an online survey (Phase 1). Phases 2 and 3 involved two consecutive rounds of prioritisation after questions were subdivided into 6 subcategories: Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, Trauma in Older People, Pre-hospital, Interventional, and Miscellaneous (Phases 2 and 3). Cut-off points were agreed by consensus amongst the steering subcommittees. This established a final prioritised list of research questions. RESULTS: In phase 1, 201 questions were submitted by 65 stakeholders. After analysis and with consensus achieved, 186 questions were taken forward for prioritisation in phase 2 with 114 included in phase 3. 56 prioritised major trauma research questions across the 6 categories were identified with a clear focus on long-term patient outcomes. Research priorities across the patient pathway from roadside to rehabilitation were deemed of importance. CONCLUSIONS: Consensus within the major trauma community has identified 56 key research questions across 6 categories. Dissemination of these questions to funding bodies to allow for the development of high-quality research is now required. There is a clear indication for targeted multi-centre multi-disciplinary research in major trauma.
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spelling pubmed-82080602021-06-17 Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma McElroy, Luke Robinson, Lisa Battle, Ceri Laidlaw, Lynn Teager, Alistair de Bernard, Louis McGillivray, Jack Tsang, Kevin Bell, Steve Leech, Caroline Marsden, Max Carden, Richard Challen, Kirsty Peck, George Hancorn, Kate Davenport, Ross Brohi, Karim Wilson, Michael S. J. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg Original Article PURPOSE: The burden of major trauma within the UK is ever increasing. There is a need to establish research priorities within the field. Delphi methodology can be used to develop consensus opinion amongst a group of stakeholders. This can be used to prioritise clinically relevant, patient-centred research questions to guide future funding allocations. The aim of our study was to identify key future research priorities pertaining to the management of major trauma in the UK. METHODS: A three-phased modified Delphi process was undertaken. Phase 1 involved the submission of research questions by members of the trauma community using an online survey (Phase 1). Phases 2 and 3 involved two consecutive rounds of prioritisation after questions were subdivided into 6 subcategories: Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, Trauma in Older People, Pre-hospital, Interventional, and Miscellaneous (Phases 2 and 3). Cut-off points were agreed by consensus amongst the steering subcommittees. This established a final prioritised list of research questions. RESULTS: In phase 1, 201 questions were submitted by 65 stakeholders. After analysis and with consensus achieved, 186 questions were taken forward for prioritisation in phase 2 with 114 included in phase 3. 56 prioritised major trauma research questions across the 6 categories were identified with a clear focus on long-term patient outcomes. Research priorities across the patient pathway from roadside to rehabilitation were deemed of importance. CONCLUSIONS: Consensus within the major trauma community has identified 56 key research questions across 6 categories. Dissemination of these questions to funding bodies to allow for the development of high-quality research is now required. There is a clear indication for targeted multi-centre multi-disciplinary research in major trauma. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-06-16 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8208060/ /pubmed/34132821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01722-z Text en © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
spellingShingle Original Article
McElroy, Luke
Robinson, Lisa
Battle, Ceri
Laidlaw, Lynn
Teager, Alistair
de Bernard, Louis
McGillivray, Jack
Tsang, Kevin
Bell, Steve
Leech, Caroline
Marsden, Max
Carden, Richard
Challen, Kirsty
Peck, George
Hancorn, Kate
Davenport, Ross
Brohi, Karim
Wilson, Michael S. J.
Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
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title_full Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
title_fullStr Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
title_full_unstemmed Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
title_short Use of a modified Delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
title_sort use of a modified delphi process to develop research priorities in major trauma
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34132821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01722-z
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