Pain medicine

Establishing Expert Consensus on Competencies for Safe Ward‐Based Postoperative Epidural Analgesia Management: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Study

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Study protocol for a modified Delphi study

Study context

Population
Experts on ward-based postoperative epidural analgesia (EA) management
Primary endpoint
Expert consensus on competencies for ward-based postoperative EA management
Methodological detailsthree Delphi rounds, seven-point Likert scale, controlled feedback between rounds, Miller's pyramid, Items derived from prior empirical work, Three Delphi rounds: two rounds rating relevance of each item on a seven-point Likert scale with controlled feedback between rounds, then a third round rating required competence level for included items using Miller's pyramid
  • Three Delphi rounds
  • Seven-point Likert scale
  • Controlled feedback between rounds
  • Miller's pyramid
  • Items derived from prior empirical work
  • Three Delphi rounds: two rounds rating relevance of each item on a seven-point Likert scale with controlled feedback between rounds, then a third round rating required competence level for included items using Miller's pyramid

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Establishing Expert Consensus on Competencies for Safe Ward‐Based Postoperative Epidural Analgesia Management: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 16 June 2026. doi:10.1111/aas.70275

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