Open AccessStudy Protocol on Defining Core Outcomes and Data Elements in Chronic Subdural Haematoma
Author(s) -
Dana C Holl,
Ajai Chari,
Christian Iorio-Morin,
Rúben Dammers,
Niels A. van der Gaag,
Angelos Kolias,
Peter J. Hutchinson,
Ellie Edlmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyab268
Subject(s) - medicine , comparability , delphi method , protocol (science) , delphi , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , statistics , mathematics , combinatorics , computer science , operating system
Core Outcome Sets (COSs) are necessary to standardize reporting in research studies. This is urgently required in the field of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH), one of the most common disease entities managed in neurosurgery and the topic of several recent trials. To complement the development of a COS, a standardized definition and baseline Data Elements (DEs) to be collected in CSDH patients, would further improve study quality and comparability in this heterogeneous population.