Delphi Study to Identify Crucial Steps and Errors in the Placement of Chest Tubes

University Ghent29 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Thoracic Injury

Interventions

SurveyOTHER

Surveys were distributed using REDCap, and participants were asked to complete these within 5 weeks of receiving the invitation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Steps and errors presented in round 1

The number of experts who propose a certain step or error

Time frame: one year

Number of steps and errors passing round 2

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).

Time frame: one year

Inclusion of steps with their descriptive anchors

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).

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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