B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal
The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines
Authors: Riaz A. Agha, Alexander J. Fowler, Alexandra Saeta, Ishani Barai, Shivanchan Rajmohan, Dennis P. Orgill, Raafat Afifi, Raha Al-Ahmadi, Joerg Albrecht, Abdulrahman Alsawadi, Jeffrey Aronson, M. Hammad Ather, Mohammad Bashashati, Somprakas Basu, Patrick Bradley, Mushtaq Chalkoo, Ben Challacombe, Trent Cross, Laura Derbyshire, Naheed Farooq, Jerome Hoffman, Huseyin Kadioglu, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Boris Kirshtein, Roberto Klappenbach, Daniel Laskin, Diana Miguel, James Milburn, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Oliver Muensterer, James Ngu, Iain Nixon, Ashraf Noureldin, Benjamin Perakath, Nicholas Raison, Kandiah Raveendran, Timothy Sullivan, Achilleas Thoma, Mangesh A. Thorat, Michele Valmasoni, Samuele Massarut, Anil D'cruz, Baskaran Vasudevan, Salvatore Giordano, Gaurav Roy, Donagh Healy, David Machado-Aranda, Bryan Carroll, David Rosin
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Publication year: 2016
Journal: International Journal of Surgery
Volume: 34
First page : 180
Last page: 186
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 1743-9191
eISSN: 1743-9159
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.014
Web address : http://www.journal-surgery.net/article/S1743-9191(16)30303-X/abstract
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/29580744
Introduction: Case reports have been a long held tradition within the surgical literature. Reporting guidelines can improve transparency and reporting quality. However, recent consensus-based guidelines for case reports (CARE) are not surgically focused. Our objective was to develop surgical case report guidelines.
Methods: The CARE statement was used as the basis for a Delphi consensus. The Delphi questionnaire was administered via Google Forms and conducted using standard Delphi methodology. A multidisciplinary group of surgeons and others with expertise in the reporting of case reports were invited to participate. In round one, participants stated how each item of the CARE statement should be changed and what additional items were needed. Revised and additional items from round one were put forward into a further round, where participants voted on the extent of their agreement with each item, using a nine-point Likert scale, as proposed by the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) working group.
Results: In round one, there was a 64% (38/59) response rate. Following adjustment of the guideline with the incorporation of recommended changes, round two commenced and there was an 83% (49/59) response rate. All but one of the items were approved by the participants, with Likert scores 7–9 awarded by >70% of respondents. The final guideline consists of a 14-item checklist.
Conclusion: We present the SCARE Guideline, consisting of a 14-item checklist that will improve the reporting quality of surgical case reports.
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