Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for inpatient pain assessment after cesarean delivery
Authors' conclusion
This core outcome set may be applied to future research and clinical practice initiatives to evaluate post cesarean delivery pain.
Study context
- Population
- Expert panel (study authors, other experts) and patients with recent lived experience of post cesarean delivery pain14 experts · 7 patients
- Outcome
- Core outcome set for inpatient postoperative pain assessment after cesarean delivery (inclusion if recommended by ≥70% of stakeholders)
Methodological detailstwo-round Delphi survey, patient focus group, virtual consensus meeting, scoping review, 37 initial outcomes from scoping review plus 2 from patient focus group, rated on 1-5 Likert scale
- Two-round Delphi survey
- Patient focus group
- Virtual consensus meeting
- Scoping review
- 37 initial outcomes from scoping review plus 2 from patient focus group, rated on 1-5 Likert scale
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
Core outcome set
Measures for domains agreed upon
12
Further findings
Response rates
- Round one (14 experts, 7 patients)
- 100%
- Round two (12 experts, 4 patients)
- 76%
- Virtual meeting (11 experts, 3 patients)
- 67%
- 4 online surveys
- 67%, 52%, 67%, and 76%
Original publication
Delphi study to develop a core outcome set for inpatient pain assessment after cesarean delivery. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 27 May 2025. doi:10.
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