Title |
A research agenda for the European Association for Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES)
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Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s00464-017-5531-z |
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Authors |
Nader Francis, Airazat M. Kazaryan, Andrea Pietrabissa, David Goitein, Eugenia Yiannakopoulou, Ferdinando Agresta, Igor Khatkov, Svend Schulze, Tan Arulampalam, Victor Tomulescu, Young-Woo Kim, Eduardo Mª Targarona, Giovanni Zaninotto |
Abstract |
The European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES) conducted this study aiming to identify the top research questions which are relevant to surgeons in Minimal Access Surgery (MAS). This is in order to promote and link research questions to the current clinical practice in MAS in Europe. Using a systematic methodology, (modified Delphi), the EAES members and leadership teams were surveyed to obtain consensus on the top research priorities in MAS. The responses were categorized and redistributed to the membership to rate the level of importance of each research question. The data were reported as the weighted average score with a scale from 1 (lowest agreement) to 5 (highest agreement). In total, 324 of 2580 (12.5%) of the EAES members and the leaders responded to the survey and contributed to the final consensus. The ranked responses over the 80th percentile identified 39 research priorities with rating ranged from 4.22 to 3.67. The top five highest ranking research priorities in the EAES were centered on improving training in MAS, laparoscopic surgery for benign upper gastrointestinal conditions, integration of novel technology in OR, translational and basic science research in bariatric surgery and investigating the role of MAS in rectal cancer. An EAES research agenda was developed using a systematic methodology and can be used to focus MAS research. This study was commissioned by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
Turkey | 2 | 22% |
Unknown | 5 | 56% |
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Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 33% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
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Professor | 5 | 16% |
Researcher | 4 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
Other | 4 | 13% |
Unknown | 9 | 29% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 39% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Psychology | 2 | 6% |
Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
Unknown | 8 | 26% |