NCT05121181

Reaching Consensus on the Definition of Difficult Cholecystectomy

Reaching Consensus on the Definition of Difficult Cholecystectomy Among Spanish Experts. A Delphi Project. Qualitative Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Candido Fernando Alcazar-Lopez · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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%.

Conditions

• Cholelithiasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	delphi project	delphy study

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-11-15
• Completion: 2021-01-01
• First posted: 2021-11-16
• Last updated: 2021-11-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain