Cholelithiasis
Conditions
Brief summary
Being able to predict the difficulty of a preoperatively can increase safety and improve results. However, a consensus must be reached regarding the definition of a cholecystectomy as difficult. The aim of this study is to achieve a national expert consensus. Methods A Delphi study was conducted. Based on the literature, a history of biliary pathology, preoperative clinical, analytical, and radiological data, and intraoperative findings were selected and rated on a Likert scale. Inter-rater agreement was defined as unanimous when 100% of the participants gave an item the same the Likert scale rating; as consensus when ≥80% agreed; as majority when the agreement was ≥70%.
Detailed description
A Delphi study was conducted. Inter-rater agreement was defined as unanimous when 100% of the participants gave an item the same the Likert scale rating; as consensus when ≥80% agreed; as majority when the agreement was ≥70%.
Interventions
OTHERdelphi project
delphy study
Sponsors
Hospital Universitario Getafe
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz
Hospital Miguel Servet
Candido Fernando Alcazar-Lopez
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Spanish surgeons * experts in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, with more than 10 years of experience
Exclusion criteria
* not Spanish * not experts in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | 1 month | Likert scale: 1: totally disagree, 2: disagree, 3: neither agree nor disagree, 4: agree, and 5: totally agree. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed