Michael Farrell, Adanan Alseidi, Saskya Byerly, Paul Fockens, Frederick A Giberson, Jeffrey Glaser, Karen Horvath, David Jones, Casey Luckhurst, Nathan Mowery, Bryce R H Robinson, Allie Rodriguez, Vikesh K Singh, Ajith K Siriwardena, Santhi Swaroop Vege, Guru Trikudanathan, Brendan C Visser, Rogier P Voermans, Daniel Dante Yeh, Rondi B Gelbard
BACKGROUND: The management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) has changed dramatically over the past 20 years including the use of less invasive techniques, the timing of interventions, nutritional management, and anti-microbial management. This study sought to create a core outcome set (COS) to help shape future research by establishing a minimal set of essential outcomes that will facilitate future comparisons and pooling of data, while minimizing reporting bias. METHODS: A modified Delphi process was performed though involvement of ANP content experts...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery