Creating Consensus Educational Goals for Pediatric Sepsis via Multicenter Modified Delphi

The Delphi/Modified Delphi Technique: A Consensus Approach to Information Valuation

Recent advances in information technology management reflect the growing understanding that the most significant asset at risk is not hardware or facilities but, rather, the information that those assets service. An ongoing debate exists as to how—or whether—information can be valued. This chapter provides an overview and detailed guidance for one proven method of information valuation, the Del...

Consensus on the criteria needed for creating a rare-disease patient registry. A Delphi study.

BACKGROUND Patient registries (PRs) are important tools for public-health surveillance and rare-disease research. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important criteria for the creation of a rare-disease PR that could be used by public-health authorities to develop health policies. METHODS A consensus-development Delphi study was used, with participants selected for their expert...

International pediatric sepsis consensus conference: definitions for sepsis and organ dysfunction in pediatrics.

OBJECTIVE Although general definitions of the sepsis continuum have been published for adults, no such work has been done for the pediatric population. Physiologic and laboratory variables used to define the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and organ dysfunction require modification for the developmental stages of children. An international panel of 20 experts in sepsis and clinic...

Consensus for dry needling for plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis): a modified Delphi study.

HYPOTHESIS Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) is a common and disabling condition. A variety of treatment options are available to patients with plantar heel, however the evidence for these treatments is generally weak and the best way to manage plantar heel pain remains unclear. Trigger point dry needling is increasingly used as an adjunct therapy for musculoskeletal pain. In patients with ...

Creating actionable goals.