Protocol for CAMUS Delphi Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Multi-staged, international Delphi study that aims to establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology.

Detailed Description
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The CAMUS Delphi Study: A Consensus on Reporting of Complications After Urological Surgeries is a multi-staged, international Delphi study that aims to establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology. The initial survey consists of a 12-part questionnaire that will aim to reach consensus on a wide range of contentious issues in Urological surgery using the frameworks of both the established Clavien-Dindo Classification (CDC) and the new CAMUS Classification. To ensure comprehensive and comparable complication reporting across centres worldwide, a conclusive uniform language for reporting complications must be created and subsequently integrated. Accurate reporting will allow for more precise allocation of resources, improve unit efficiency, and reduce healthcare burden, while providing clinicians with a better understanding of intra- and post-operative morbidity. If a comprehensive, homogenous reporting construct is integrated worldwide, the potential to build and develop a universal database with complications from all centres around the world will surely provide invaluable data to create new guidelines and recommendations, ultimately improving patient counselling and surgical quality of care.

Official Title
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Protocol for CAMUS Delphi Study: A Consensus on Reporting of Complications After Urological Surgeries

Conditions
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Complications; Urogenital, Postprocedural

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Comprehensive questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Local and international consultant Urologists, accredited Urology trainees, consultant Anaesthetists and consultant ICU specialists will be invited to complete the survey. Critical care physicians who are primarily Urological anaesthetists or have experience in complication reporting will be targeted. Exclusion Criteria: All other specialists that do not meet the inclusion criteria. Under 18 years of age.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Urologists<br>Local and international consultant Urologists and accredited Urology trainees. | Other: Comprehensive questionnaire<br>* Multi-staged, international Delphi study that aims to establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology.<br>|
| Anaesthetists<br>Local and international consultant anaesthetists. Critical care physicians who are primarily Urological anaesthetists or have experience in complication reporting will be targeted. | Other: Comprehensive questionnaire<br>* Multi-staged, international Delphi study that aims to establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology.<br>|
| ICU specialists<br>Local and international consultant ICU specialists. Critical care physicians who are primarily Urological focused or have experience in complication reporting will be targeted. | Other: Comprehensive questionnaire<br>* Multi-staged, international Delphi study that aims to establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standardised complication reporting in Urology | Establish criteria for standardised complication reporting in Urology | 6 months |