Within the field of obstetrics there is a knowledge gap regarding the effect of intrapartum anesthesia and obstetric outcomes. Many (retrospective) studies have been performed with different outcomes and patient characteristics reported. It is time to develop a core outcome set and minimum reporting set.
ContributorsSanne Gordijn (PI)
Esmée Tabernée Heijtmeijer
Willemijn Bos
Jaap Jan Vos
Wessel Ganzevoort
Renee Burger
Oscar van den Bosch
Xandra Schyns
Disease Category: Gynaecology, Pregnancy & childbirth
Disease Name: Childbirth, Pain management in labour, Intrapartum anesthesia
Age Range: 18 - 50
Sex: Female
Nature of Intervention: Other
- Clinical experts
- Consumers (patients)
- Patient/ support group representatives
- Researchers
- COS for clinical trials or clinical research
- COS for practice
- Consensus meeting
- Delphi process
- Literature review
- Survey
First, the literature will be reviewed to identify previously reported outcomes, measurement methods and relevant study characteristics. Candidate outcomes and reporting items will then be prioritised through a two- to three-round Delphi survey involving patients, (obstetric) anaesthesiologists, obstetricians/gynaecologists, midwives, and researchers from both anaesthesiology and obstetrics. Professional participants will be identified through relevant obstetric and anaesthesiology publications, professional societies, research networks and snowball sampling. If required, an additional consensus meeting will be held to finalise the Core Outcome Set and Minimum Reporting Set