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ReviewBritish journal of anaesthesia2024

Research priorities in regional anaesthesia: an international Delphi study.

Jenny Ferry, Owen Lewis, James Lloyd, Kariem El-Boghdadly, Rachel Kearns, Eric Albrecht, Fernando Altermatt, Balakrishnan Ashokka, Amany E Ayad, Ezzat S Aziz and 23 more

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Review in British journal of anaesthesia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Jenny FerryDepartment of Anaesthesia, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, South Wales, UK.
Owen LewisDepartment of Anaesthesia, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, South Wales, UK.
James LloydDepartment of Anaesthesia, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, South Wales, UK.
Kariem El-BoghdadlyDepartment of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Rachel KearnsDepartment of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Eric AlbrechtUniversity Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Anaesthesia, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Fernando AltermattDepartment of Anesthesiology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Balakrishnan AshokkaNational University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Amany E AyadDepartment of Anesthesia, ICU and Pain, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ezzat S AzizDepartment of Anesthesia, ICU and Pain, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Lutful AzizDepartment of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Balavenkatasubramanian JagannathanGanga Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Noreddine BouarroudjClinique Maissalyne Constantine, Constantine, Algeria.
Ki Jinn ChinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alain DelbosDepartment of Anesthesia, Medipole Garonne, Toulouse, France.
Alex de GraciaHospital Rafael Estevez, Caja de Seguro Social, Aguadulce, Panama.
Vivian H Y IpDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Kwesi KwofieDepartment of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Sebastian LayeraDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Clara A LoboCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mohammed MohammedNorth Cumbria University Hospitals, Carlisle, UK.
Eleni MokaCreta InterClinic Hospital, Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG), Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Milena MorenoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Pontifical Xavierian University, Bogotá, Colombia; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Columbia.
Bethan MorganWythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Arthur PolelaDepartment of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Poupak RahimzadehPain Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Suwimon TangwiwatDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Vishal UppalDepartment of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Marcelo Vaz PerezDepartament of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy of Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Thomas VolkDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Saarland University Medical Centre, Homburg, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Patrick B Y WongDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
James S BownessDepartment of Anaesthesia, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, South Wales, UK; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: james.bowness@jesus.ox.ac.uk.
Alan J R MacfarlaneDepartment of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRegional anaesthesia use is growing worldwide, and there is an increasing emphasis on research in regional anaesthesia to improve patient outcomes. However, priorities for future study remain unclear. We therefore conducted an international research prioritisation exercise, setting the agenda for future investigators and funding bodies.

methodsWe invited members of specialist regional anaesthesia societies from six continents to propose research questions that they felt were unanswered. These were consolidated into representative indicative questions, and a literature review was undertaken to determine if any indicative questions were already answered by published work. Unanswered indicative questions entered a three-round modified Delphi process, whereby 29 experts in regional anaesthesia (representing all participating specialist societies) rated each indicative question for inclusion on a final high priority shortlist. If ≥75% of participants rated an indicative question as 'definitely' include in any round, it was accepted. Indicative questions rated as 'definitely' or 'probably' by <50% of participants in any round were excluded. Retained indicative questions were further ranked based on the rating score in the final Delphi round. The final research priorities were ratified by the Delphi expert group.

resultsThere were 1318 responses from 516 people in the initial survey, from which 71 indicative questions were formed, of which 68 entered the modified Delphi process. Eleven 'highest priority' research questions were short listed, covering themes of pain management; training and assessment; clinical practice and efficacy; technology and equipment.

conclusionsWe prioritised unanswered research questions in regional anaesthesia. These will inform a coordinated global research strategy for regional anaesthesia and direct investigators to address high-priority areas.

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Anesthesia, ConductionBiomedical ResearchDelphi TechniqueHumansResearch DesignSurveys and Questionnairespain managementpriority settingregional anaesthesiaresearchtraining and assessment

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PMID38448274
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