The SCARE 2023 guideline: updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines
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BACKGROUND: The Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines were first published in 2016 as a tool for surgeons to document and report their surgical cases in a standardised and comprehensive manner. However, with advances in technology and changes in the healthcare landscape, it is important to revise and update these guidelines to ensure they remain relevant and valuable for surgeons. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The updated guidelines were produced through a Delphi consensus exercise. Members of the SCARE 2020 guidelines Delphi group, editorial board members, and peer reviewers were invited to participate. Potential contributors were contacted by e-mail. An online survey was completed to indicate their agreement with the proposed changes to the guideline items. RESULTS: A total of 54 participants were invited to participate and 44 (81.5%) completed the survey. There was a high degree of agreement among reviewers, with 36 items (83.7%) meeting the threshold for inclusion. CONCLUSION: Through a completed Delphi consensus exercise we present the SCARE 2023 guidelines. This will provide surgeons with a comprehensive and up-to-date tool for documenting and reporting their surgical cases while highlighting the importance of patient-centred care.
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- Authors
- Sohrabi, C., Mathew, G., Maria, N., Kerwan, A., Franchi, T., Agha, R. A., & Collaborators
- Affiliations
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Harley Clinic Group, 10 Harley Street, London, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author
- Sohrabi, Catrin
- Agha, Riaz A
- Venue
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2023-04-05
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1136-1140
- ISSN
- 1743-9159 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10389401
- OpenAlex
- W4362521115
- Cited by
- 3,112
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 168 · 2025: 977 · 2024: 1900 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 2807.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Surgery (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Keywords
- reporting guidelines, Delphi consensus, patient-centered care
- MeSH terms
- Case Reports as Topic, Delphi Technique, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Consensus, Research Report, Surgeons
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