Development of a core outcome set for traumatic brachial plexus injury

International brachial plexus consensus group, Caroline Miller, Jane Cross, Dominic M. Power, Christina Jerosch-Herold, Amy Moore, Andrea Shaarani, Anna Källströmer, Anne Alexander, Bridget Hill, Carolyne Farrell, Catherine Wee, Christopher Dy, Dorthe Juul Larsen, Chye Yew Ng, Fernando Xavier Romer-Prieto, Fiona Reilly, Flavio Caesar Ivaldo, Grainne Bourke, Hazel BrownHelena Millkvist, Helen Kissow, Janet Holly, Jaslyn Cullen, Joel O. Sullivan, Justus Groen, Kathryn Johnson, Kerstin Stihl, Linda Evertsson, Lorna Kahn, Lynsey Warner, Matthew Harris, Monise Zaccariotto, Mairciomarcio Mendonca Cardoso, Monica Damholt Madsen, Paula Pino Pinner, Paul Dekker, Pieter Jordaan, Philip Burke, Praveen Bhardwaj, Per Wahlstrom, Rebecca Payne, Rhian Hurley, Rickie Wade, Sally Anne Hess, Saood Ahmad Rao, Sara Brito, Sarah Ewald, Sarah Taplin, Simon Tan, Sophie Dobbs, Stina Sjerén, Suzanne Beale, Suzanne Oxley, Tanya Cole, Tim Hems, Tomas Madura, Tom Quick, Willem Pondaag

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Abstract

: The aim of the present study was to reach international consensus on the minimum set of outcomes to measure and report in adult traumatic brachial plexus injury care and research. This would facilitate comparison of outcomes from different centres and meta-analysis in research. A list of outcomes was developed from a systematic review (n = 54) and patient interviews (n = 12). The outcomes were rated in a three-round online Delphi survey completed by international surgeons, patients and therapists. Two online consensus meetings with patients and clinicians ratified the final core outcome set. A total of 72 people (20 surgeons, 21 patients, 31 therapists) from 19 countries completed all survey rounds. Thirty-eight people from nine countries attended separate patient (n = 13) and clinician consensus (n = 25) meetings. Outcomes were included if recommended by more than 85% of contributors. Pain, voluntary movement and carrying out a daily routine are the core outcome domains that should be assessed and reported when treating and researching adults with a traumatic brachial plexus injury. Level of evidence: V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)554-563
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2024

Keywords

  • Nerve injury
  • outcome measures
  • patient-reported outcomes
  • trauma
  • upper limb

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