Introduction Rigorous evaluation of innovative invasive procedures and medical devices is uncommon and lacks reporting standardisation. Devices may therefore enter routine practice without thorough ...

Introduction Delphi procedures are frequently used to develop performance indicators, but little is known about the validity of this method. We aimed to examine the consistency of indicator selection ...

The Delphi bankruptcy has pushed to centre stage a potentially damaging fissure in the credit default swap market — whether to cash-settle or physically settle contracts after a credit event. The ...

Three electronic data bases were searched over a 30 years period (1978-2009). All articles that used the Delphi method to select quality indicators were identified. A standardized data extraction form ...

PURPOSE:Bariatric procedures are technically complex and skill demanding. In order to standardize the procedures for research and training, a Delphi analysis was performed to reach consensus on the ...

Objectives Test applicability and additional value of a consultation round after the consensus meeting in the development of core outcome sets (COSs). Study design and setting In two COS procedures ...