Recommendations for effective documentation in regional anesthesia: an expert panel Delphi consensus project
Ahmed Lotfy, B Atterton, G Crowe, Jaime L Barratta, Mark Johnson, Eugene R. Viscusi, Sanjib Das Adhikary, Éric Albrecht, Karen Boretsky, Jan Boublik, Dara S. Breslin, Kelly Byrne, Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng, Alwin Chuan, Patrick Conroy, Craig O. Daniel, Andrzej Daszkiewicz, Alain Delbos, Dan Sebastian Dîrzu, Dmytro Dmytrіiev, Paul Fennessy, H. B. J. Fischer, Henry P. Frizelle, Jeff Gadsden, Philippe Gautier, Rajnish K. Gupta, Yavuz Gürkan, H. David Hardman, W. Harrop‐Griffiths, Peter Hebbard, Nadia Hernandez, Jakub Hlásny, Gabriella Iohom, Vivian Ip, Christina L. Jeng, Rebecca L. Johnson, Hari Kalagara, B. Kinirons, Andrew Lansdown, Jody C. Leng, Yean Chin Lim, Clara Lobo, Danielle Ludwin, Alan Macfarlane, Anthony Machi, Padraig Mahon, Stephen Mannion, David H. McLeod, Peter Merjavy, Aleksejs Miščuks, Christopher H. Mitchell, Εleni Μoka, Peter Moran, Ann Ngui, Olga C. Nin, Brian D. OʼDonnell, Amit Pawa, Anahi Perlas, Steven B. Porter, John-Paul J. Pozek, Humberto C Rebelo, V Roqués, Kristopher M. Schroeder, Gary Schwartz, Eric S. Schwenk, Luc Sermeus, George Shorten, Karthikeyan Srinivasan, Markus F. Stevens, Kassiani Theodoraki, Lloyd Turbitt, Luis Fernando Valdés-Vilches, Thomas Volk, Katrina Webster, Thomas Wiesmann, Sylvia H. Wilson, Morné Wolmarans, Glenn E. Woodworth, Andrew K Worek, EML Moran
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Documentation is important for quality improvement, education, and research. There is currently a lack of recommendations regarding key aspects of documentation in regional anesthesia. The aim of this study was to establish recommendations for documentation in regional anesthesia. METHODS: Following the formation of the executive committee and a directed literature review, a long list of potential documentation components was created. A modified Delphi process was then employed to achieve consensus amongst a group of international experts in regional anesthesia. This consisted of 2 rounds of anonymous electronic voting and a final virtual round table discussion with live polling on items not yet excluded or accepted from previous rounds. Progression or exclusion of potential components through the rounds was based on the achievement of strong consensus. Strong consensus was defined as ≥75% agreement and weak consensus as 50%-74% agreement. RESULTS: Seventy-seven collaborators participated in both rounds 1 and 2, while 50 collaborators took part in round 3. In total, experts voted on 83 items and achieved a strong consensus on 51 items, weak consensus on 3 and rejected 29. CONCLUSION: By means of a modified Delphi process, we have established expert consensus on documentation in regional anesthesia.