TY - JOUR
T1 - Reported outcome measures in necrotising soft tissue infections
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Wackett, Jonathan
AU - Devaney, Bridget
AU - Chau, Raymond
AU - Ho, Joshua
AU - King, Nicholas
AU - Grewal, Jasleen
AU - Armstrong, Joshua
AU - Mitra, Biswadev
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/3/31
Y1 - 2024/3/31
N2 - Introduction: There are inconsistencies in outcome reporting for patients with necrotising soft tissue infections (NSTI). The aim of this study was to evaluate reported outcome measures in NSTI literature that could inform a core outcome set (COS) such as could be used in a study of hyperbaric oxygen in this indication. Methods: A systematic review of all NSTI literature identified from Cochrane, Ovid MEDLINE and Scopus databases as well as grey literature sources OpenGrey and the New York Academy of Medicine databases which met inclusion criteria and were published between 2010 and 2020 was performed. Studies were included if they reported on > 5 cases and presented clinical endpoints, patient related outcomes, or resource utilisation in NSTI patients. Studies did not have to include intervention. Two independent researchers then extracted reported outcome measures. Similar outcomes were grouped and classified into domains to produce a structured inventory. An attempt was made to identify trends in outcome measures over time and by study design. Results: Three hundred and seventy-five studies were identified and included a total of 311 outcome measures. Forty eight percent (150/311) of outcome measures were reported by two or more studies. The four most frequently reported outcome measures were mortality without time specified, length of hospital stay, amputation performed, and number of debridements, reported in 298 (79.5%), 260 (69.3%), 156 (41.6%) and 151 (40.3%) studies respectively. Mortality outcomes were reported in 23 different ways. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were more likely to report 28-day mortality or 90-day mortality. The second most frequent amputation related outcome was level of amputation, reported in 7.5% (28/375) of studies. The most commonly reported patient-centred outcome was the SF-36 which was reported in 1.6% (6/375) of all studies and in 2/10 RCTs. Conclusions: There was wide variance in outcome measures in NSTI studies, further highlighting the need for a COS.
AB - Introduction: There are inconsistencies in outcome reporting for patients with necrotising soft tissue infections (NSTI). The aim of this study was to evaluate reported outcome measures in NSTI literature that could inform a core outcome set (COS) such as could be used in a study of hyperbaric oxygen in this indication. Methods: A systematic review of all NSTI literature identified from Cochrane, Ovid MEDLINE and Scopus databases as well as grey literature sources OpenGrey and the New York Academy of Medicine databases which met inclusion criteria and were published between 2010 and 2020 was performed. Studies were included if they reported on > 5 cases and presented clinical endpoints, patient related outcomes, or resource utilisation in NSTI patients. Studies did not have to include intervention. Two independent researchers then extracted reported outcome measures. Similar outcomes were grouped and classified into domains to produce a structured inventory. An attempt was made to identify trends in outcome measures over time and by study design. Results: Three hundred and seventy-five studies were identified and included a total of 311 outcome measures. Forty eight percent (150/311) of outcome measures were reported by two or more studies. The four most frequently reported outcome measures were mortality without time specified, length of hospital stay, amputation performed, and number of debridements, reported in 298 (79.5%), 260 (69.3%), 156 (41.6%) and 151 (40.3%) studies respectively. Mortality outcomes were reported in 23 different ways. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were more likely to report 28-day mortality or 90-day mortality. The second most frequent amputation related outcome was level of amputation, reported in 7.5% (28/375) of studies. The most commonly reported patient-centred outcome was the SF-36 which was reported in 1.6% (6/375) of all studies and in 2/10 RCTs. Conclusions: There was wide variance in outcome measures in NSTI studies, further highlighting the need for a COS.
KW - Fournier’s gangrene
KW - Gas gangrene
KW - Hyperbaric oxygen treatment
KW - Intensive care medicine
KW - Systematic review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188496905&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.28920/dhm54.1.47-56
DO - 10.28920/dhm54.1.47-56
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 38507909
AN - SCOPUS:85188496905
SN - 1833-3516
VL - 54
SP - 47
EP - 56
JO - Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
JF - Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
IS - 1
ER -