Thoracic Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Assessment, Chest Tube Insertion, Rating Scale
Brief summary
The goal of this Delphi study is to identify the crucial steps and the errors in Chest Tube Insertion (CTI). These steps and errors will be used for the development of a new assessment tool based on international consensus.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
Surveys were distributed using REDCap, and participants were asked to complete these within 5 weeks of receiving the invitation.
Sponsors
University Ghent
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Must be experts in their respective fields. * Must hold a degree of Master in Medicine * Must have finished the residency training specific to their field (be an attending physician) * Must have 5 years post-residency experience * Must have performed at least 50 CTIs independently in their career * Must have an interest in educating and guiding junior residents in their training.
Exclusion criteria
* Insufficient experience in CTI * Insufficient experience as an attending physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Steps and errors presented in round 1 | one year | The number of experts who propose a certain step or error |
| Number of steps and errors passing round 2 | one year | The number of experts who agree on the inclusion of each step or error in the assessment tool on a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly disagree - Disagree - Neutral - Agree - Strongly Agree). |
| Inclusion of steps with their descriptive anchors | one year | The number of experts who agree on the inclusion of each step with their descriptive anchors in the assessment tool on a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly disagree - Disagree - Neutral - Agree - Strongly Agree). |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed