ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

Developing a Core Outcome Measurement Set for Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients, the CoreMS ‐ ICU —A Protocol

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Study protocol for development of a core outcome measurement set

Study context

Population
Adults acutely admitted to the ICU participating in clinical trials and other clinical research
Outcome
Planned CoreMS-ICU core outcomes
Methodological detailsCOSMIN guideline, COS-STAP reporting, five predefined steps, consensus-based selection, stakeholder research panels, Steps: (1) conceptual considerations; (2) systematic searches for outcome measurement instruments, incl. existing core outcome measurement sets (COMS); (3) quality assessment; (4) consensus-based selection; (5) recommendations on operationalisation and reporting, Panels of patients, family members, healthcare professionals and researchers in steps 1 and 4
  • COSMIN guideline
  • COS-STAP reporting
  • Five predefined steps
  • Consensus-based selection
  • Stakeholder research panels
  • Steps: (1) conceptual considerations; (2) systematic searches for outcome measurement instruments, incl. existing COMS; (3) quality assessment; (4) consensus-based selection; (5) recommendations on operationalisation and reporting
  • Panels of patients, family members, healthcare professionals and researchers in steps 1 and 4

Recommendations

As reported in the abstract

Six core outcomes: survival, free of life support, free of delirium, out of hospital, health-related quality of life, cognitive function
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Original publication

Developing a Core Outcome Measurement Set for Adult ICU Patients, the CoreMS ‐ ICU —A Protocol. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 16 June 2026. doi:10.1111/aas.70278

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