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STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery

Mathew, G; Agha, R; Albrecht, J; Goel, P; Mukherjee, I; Pai, P; D'Cruz, AK; ... Noureldin, A; + view all (2021) STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery. International Journal of Surgery Open , 37 , Article 100430. 10.1016/j.ijso.2021.100430. Green open access

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Abstract

Introduction: Strengthening The Reporting Of Cohort Studies in Surgery (STROCSS) guidelines were developed in 2017 in order to improve the reporting quality of observational studies in surgery and updated in 2019. In order to maintain relevance and continue upholding good reporting quality among observational studies in surgery, we aimed to update STROCSS 2019 guidelines. / Methods: A STROCSS 2021 steering group was formed to come up with proposals to update STROCSS 2019 guidelines. An expert panel of researchers assessed these proposals and judged whether they should become part of STROCSS 2021 guidelines or not, through a Delphi consensus exercise. / Results: 42 people (89%) completed the DELPHI survey and hence participated in the development of STROCSS 2021 guidelines. All items received a score between 7 and 9 by greater than 70% of the participants, indicating a high level of agreement among the DELPHI group members with the proposed changes to all the items. / Conclusion: We present updated STROCSS 2021 guidelines to ensure ongoing good reporting quality among observational studies in surgery.

Type: Article
Title: STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2021.100430
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijso.2021.100430
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Cohort studies, Case-control studies, Cross-sectional studies, Reporting guideline, STROCSS
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140757
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