Impact of the PROCESS guideline on the reporting of surgical case series: A before and after study
Impact of the PROCESS guideline on the reporting of surgical case series: A before and after study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.07.079
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发表时间：
2017-09-01
影响因子：
15.3
通讯作者：
Orgill, D. P.
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作者：
Agha, R. A.;Borrelli, M. R.;Orgill, D. P.
简介：PROCESS指南是在2016年通过专家德尔福共识制定的。目的是提高外科病例系列报告的质量。本研究评估了PROCESS指南的引入对提交给三家期刊的外科病例系列报告的影响。方法：随机选取在PROCESS指南引入前（pre-PROCESS期）2016年9月至12月发表在《国际外科杂志病例报告》（IJSCR）、《国际外科杂志》（IJS）或《医学与外科年鉴》（AMS）上的20例病例，并根据PROCESS标准进行评分。两位作者分别为每篇文章打分，总分为29分，即“PROCESS分数”（以百分比表示）。对两位研究者的得分进行比较，并达成共识，以获得最终的得分集。这一过程在2017年1月至2017年4月的三份期刊中重复进行，即process后实施（post- process期）。结果：治疗前的平均PROCESS评分为80%（范围66-90%），治疗后的平均PROCESS评分为84%（范围72-95%），相对增加了4% [STATS]。研究人员之间的科恩Kappa得分为0.907，这意味着非常一致。结论：PROCESS指南的实施使发表在三种期刊上的外科病例系列报告的质量提高了5%。需要进一步的研究来确定并成功地克服现有的障碍，以实现更大的遵从性。作者、审稿人和编辑应该遵守提高报告质量的指导方针。期刊应该为作者制定政策和指南，以纳入指南并强制遵守。（三）2017 IJS出版集团有限公司Elsevier Ltd.出版。版权所有。
Introduction: The PROCESS guideline was developed in 2016 through expert Delphi consensus. It aimed to improve the quality of reporting of surgical case series. This study assessed the impact of the introduction of the PROCESS guideline on reporting for surgical case series submitted to three journals.Methods: 20 case series published in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (IJSCR), the International Journal of Surgery (IJS) or the Annals of Medicine and Surgery (AMS) in September to December 2016, prior to the introduction of the PROCESS guideline (the pre-PROCESS period), were randomly identified and scored against the PROCESS criteria. Two authors independently scored each article a total score out of 29, the 'PROCESS score' (expressed as a percentage). Scores for the two researchers were compared and consensus was reached to achieve a final score set. The process was repeated for the January 2017 to April 2017 issues of the three journals, post PROCESS implementation (the post-PROCESS period).Results: The mean PROCESS score was 80% (range 66-90%) for the pre-PROCESS period and 84% (range 72-95%) for the post-PROCESS period, a 4% relative increase [STATS]. The Cohen's Kappa score between researchers was 0.907 implying very substantial agreement.Conclusion: Implementation of the PROCESS guideline resulted in a 5% improvement in the reporting quality of surgical case series published in three journals. Further research is needed to identify and successfully navigate existing barriers to greater compliance. Authors, reviewers and editors should adhere to the guidelines to boost reporting quality. Journals should develop their policies and guide for authors to incorporate the guideline and mandate compliance. (c) 2017 IJS Publishing Group Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.