The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.

<h4>Background</h4>The introduction of robot-assisted surgery is costly and requires whole system transformation, which makes the assessment of benefits (or drawbacks) complex. To date, there has been little agreement on which outcomes should be used in this regard. The aim of the RoboCO...

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Main Authors: Clare Robertson, Shafaque Shaikh, Jemma Hudson, Patrick Garfjeld Roberts, David Beard, Terry Mackie, Cameron Matthew, Craig Ramsay, Katie Gillies, Marion Campbell
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283000&type=printable
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author Clare Robertson
Shafaque Shaikh
Jemma Hudson
Patrick Garfjeld Roberts
David Beard
Terry Mackie
Cameron Matthew
Craig Ramsay
Katie Gillies
Marion Campbell
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Jemma Hudson
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Terry Mackie
Cameron Matthew
Craig Ramsay
Katie Gillies
Marion Campbell
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description <h4>Background</h4>The introduction of robot-assisted surgery is costly and requires whole system transformation, which makes the assessment of benefits (or drawbacks) complex. To date, there has been little agreement on which outcomes should be used in this regard. The aim of the RoboCOS study was to develop a core outcome set for the evaluation of robot-assisted surgery that would account for its impact on the whole system.<h4>Methods</h4>Identification of a long-list of potentially relevant outcomes through systematic review of trials and health technology assessments; interviews with individuals from a range of stakeholder groups (surgeons, service managers, policy makers and evaluators) and a focus group with patients and public; prioritisation of outcomes via a 2-round online international Delphi survey; consensus meeting.<h4>Results</h4>721 outcomes were extracted from the systematic reviews, interviews and focus group which were conceptualised into 83 different outcome domains across four distinct levels (patient, surgeon, organisation and population) for inclusion in the international Delphi prioritisation survey (128 completed both rounds). The consensus meeting led to the agreement of a 10-item core outcome set including outcomes at: patient level (treatment effectiveness; overall quality of life; disease-specific quality of life; complications (including mortality); surgeon level (precision/accuracy; visualisation); organisation (equipment failure; standardisation of operative quality; cost-effectiveness); and population (equity of access).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The RoboCOS core outcome set, which includes the outcomes of importance to all stakeholders, is recommended for use in all future evaluations of robot-assisted surgery to ensure relevant and comparable reporting of outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-389949b831e7480d893fc5cefd9f9fb12025-08-20T02:31:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e028300010.1371/journal.pone.0283000The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.Clare RobertsonShafaque ShaikhJemma HudsonPatrick Garfjeld RobertsDavid BeardTerry MackieCameron MatthewCraig RamsayKatie GilliesMarion Campbell<h4>Background</h4>The introduction of robot-assisted surgery is costly and requires whole system transformation, which makes the assessment of benefits (or drawbacks) complex. To date, there has been little agreement on which outcomes should be used in this regard. The aim of the RoboCOS study was to develop a core outcome set for the evaluation of robot-assisted surgery that would account for its impact on the whole system.<h4>Methods</h4>Identification of a long-list of potentially relevant outcomes through systematic review of trials and health technology assessments; interviews with individuals from a range of stakeholder groups (surgeons, service managers, policy makers and evaluators) and a focus group with patients and public; prioritisation of outcomes via a 2-round online international Delphi survey; consensus meeting.<h4>Results</h4>721 outcomes were extracted from the systematic reviews, interviews and focus group which were conceptualised into 83 different outcome domains across four distinct levels (patient, surgeon, organisation and population) for inclusion in the international Delphi prioritisation survey (128 completed both rounds). The consensus meeting led to the agreement of a 10-item core outcome set including outcomes at: patient level (treatment effectiveness; overall quality of life; disease-specific quality of life; complications (including mortality); surgeon level (precision/accuracy; visualisation); organisation (equipment failure; standardisation of operative quality; cost-effectiveness); and population (equity of access).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The RoboCOS core outcome set, which includes the outcomes of importance to all stakeholders, is recommended for use in all future evaluations of robot-assisted surgery to ensure relevant and comparable reporting of outcomes.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283000&type=printable
spellingShingle Clare Robertson
Shafaque Shaikh
Jemma Hudson
Patrick Garfjeld Roberts
David Beard
Terry Mackie
Cameron Matthew
Craig Ramsay
Katie Gillies
Marion Campbell
The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
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title The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
title_full The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
title_fullStr The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
title_full_unstemmed The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
title_short The RoboCOS Study: Development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient, surgeon, organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery.
title_sort robocos study development of an international core outcome set for the comprehensive evaluation of patient surgeon organisational and population level impacts of robotic assisted surgery
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283000&type=printable
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