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STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery.

Authors :
Mathew G
Agha R
Albrecht J
Goel P
Mukherjee I
Pai P
D'Cruz AK
Nixon IJ
Roberto K
Enam SA
Basu S
Muensterer OJ
Giordano S
Pagano D
Machado-Aranda D
Bradley PJ
Bashashati M
Thoma A
Afifi RY
Johnston M
Challacombe B
Ngu JC
Chalkoo M
Raveendran K
Hoffman JR
Kirshtein B
Lau WY
Thorat MA
Miguel D
Beamish AJ
Roy G
Healy D
Ather HM
Raja SG
Mei Z
Manning TG
Kasivisvanathan V
Rivas JG
Coppola R
Ekser B
Karanth VL
Kadioglu H
Valmasoni M
Noureldin A
Source :
International journal of surgery (London, England) [Int J Surg] 2021 Dec; Vol. 96, pp. 106165. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 11.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Introduction: Strengthening The Reporting Of Cohort Studies in Surgery (STROCSS) guidelines were developed in 2017 in order to improve the reporting quality of observational studies in surgery and updated in 2019. In order to maintain relevance and continue upholding good reporting quality among observational studies in surgery, we aimed to update STROCSS 2019 guidelines.<br />Methods: A STROCSS 2021 steering group was formed to come up with proposals to update STROCSS 2019 guidelines. An expert panel of researchers assessed these proposals and judged whether they should become part of STROCSS 2021 guidelines or not, through a Delphi consensus exercise.<br />Results: 42 people (89%) completed the DELPHI survey and hence participated in the development of STROCSS 2021 guidelines. All items received a score between 7 and 9 by greater than 70% of the participants, indicating a high level of agreement among the DELPHI group members with the proposed changes to all the items.<br />Conclusion: We present updated STROCSS 2021 guidelines to ensure ongoing good reporting quality among observational studies in surgery.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1743-9159
Volume :
96
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of surgery (London, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34774726
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106165