Defining major surgery: a delphi consensus among European Surgical Association (ESA) members

Martin, David; Mantziari, Styliani; Demartines, Nicolas; Hübner, Martin; ESA Study Group

doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05476-4

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English

Defining major surgery: a delphi consensus among European Surgical Association (ESA) members

ContributorsMartin, David; Mantziari, Styliani; Demartines, Nicolas; Hübner, Martin; ESA Study Group

CollaboratorsToso, Christian

Published inWorld Journal of Surgery, vol. 44, no. 7, p. 2211-2219

Publication date2020

Abstract

Major surgery is a term frequently used but poorly defined. The aim of the present study was to reach a consensus in the definition of major surgery within a panel of expert surgeons from the European Surgical Association (ESA).

Keywords

Aged
Consensus
Delphi Technique
Europe
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Societies
Medical
Surgeons
Surgical Procedures
Operative / methods

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Transplantation et hépatologie (905)

Citation (ISO format)

MARTIN, David et al. Defining major surgery: a delphi consensus among European Surgical Association (ESA) members. In: World Journal of Surgery, 2020, vol. 44, n° 7, p. 2211–2219. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05476-4

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PID : unige:150562
DOI : 10.1007/s00268-020-05476-4
PMID : 32172309

Journal ISSN0364-2313

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Defining major surgery: a delphi consensus among European Surgical Association (ESA) members

Major surgery is a term frequently used but poorly defined. The aim of the present study was to reach a consensus in the definition of major surgery within a panel of expert surgeons from the European Surgical Association (ESA).

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