“…• Question: What are nurses' top 10 priorities for perioperative research in Africa? • Findings: Although there is some overlap in the research priorities among the respondents (nurses) in the current study and the doctors in our previous work, 1 the unique focus on training and education and quality of care presented by the respondents in this study emphasizes the need for ensuring interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative research. • Meaning: These research priorities provide the structure for an intermediate-term research agenda for perioperative research in Africa.…”
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confidence: 77%
“…23 However, these guidelines are often inappropriate for the poorly resourced African settings due to the large disparities between the guideline and the context on the ground. Our previous work 9 and this current study indicate that both physicians and nurses in Africa want to know: (1) what resources are currently available, (2) what resources are critically needed, and, most important, (3) what resources are realistically attainable in their perioperative care setting? Our impression is that the international resource recommendations are far removed from the reality of the resources that are available, and hence, there is a call by clinicians 9 and nurses to document this disparity and develop a strategy to address this limitation.…”
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confidence: 87%
“…Internationally, there is a call to improve access to and safety of surgical and perioperative care. 1,2 To do this in Africa, we need to understand what researchers and clinicians in Africa consider research priorities that need to be addressed to improve surgical outcomes. The African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) network, 6 which includes researchers from >30 countries, provides a unique opportunity to determine research priorities for Africa.…”
BACKGROUND: Mortality rates among surgical patients in Africa are double those of surgical patients in high-income countries. Internationally, there is a call to improve access to and safety of surgical and perioperative care. Perioperative research needs to be coordinated across Africa to positively impact perioperative mortality. METHODS: The aim of this study was to determine the top 10 perioperative research priorities for perioperative nurses in Africa, using a research priority-setting process. A Delphi technique with 4 rounds was used to establish consensus on the top 10 perioperative research priorities. In the first round, respondents submitted research priorities. Similar research priorities were amalgamated into single priorities when possible. In round 2, respondents ranked the priorities using a scale from 1 to 10 (of which 1 is the first/highest priority, and 10 is the last/lowest priority). The top 20 (of 31) were determined after round 2. In round 3, respondents ranked their top 10 priorities. The final round was an online discussion to reach consensus on the top 10 perioperative research priorities. RESULTS: A total of 17 perioperative nurses representing 12 African countries determined the top research priorities, which were: (1) strategies to translate and implement perioperative research into clinical practice in Africa, (2) creating a perioperative research culture and the tools, resources, and funding needed to conduct perioperative nursing research in Africa, (3) optimizing nurse-led postoperative pain management, (4) survey of operating theater and critical care resources, (5) perception of, and adherence to sterile field and aseptic techniques among surgeons in Africa (6) surgical staff burnout, (7) broad principles of infection control in surgical wards, (8) the role of interprofessional communication to promote clinical teamwork when caring for surgical patients, (9) effective implementation of the surgical safety checklist and measures of its impact, and (10) constituents of quality nursing care.
CONCLUSIONS:These research priorities provide the structure for an intermediate-term research agenda for perioperative research in Africa.
“…• Question: What are nurses' top 10 priorities for perioperative research in Africa? • Findings: Although there is some overlap in the research priorities among the respondents (nurses) in the current study and the doctors in our previous work, 1 the unique focus on training and education and quality of care presented by the respondents in this study emphasizes the need for ensuring interdisciplinary collaboration in perioperative research. • Meaning: These research priorities provide the structure for an intermediate-term research agenda for perioperative research in Africa.…”
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confidence: 77%
“…23 However, these guidelines are often inappropriate for the poorly resourced African settings due to the large disparities between the guideline and the context on the ground. Our previous work 9 and this current study indicate that both physicians and nurses in Africa want to know: (1) what resources are currently available, (2) what resources are critically needed, and, most important, (3) what resources are realistically attainable in their perioperative care setting? Our impression is that the international resource recommendations are far removed from the reality of the resources that are available, and hence, there is a call by clinicians 9 and nurses to document this disparity and develop a strategy to address this limitation.…”
Section: Priority 4: Survey Of Operating Theater and Critical Care Re...mentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Internationally, there is a call to improve access to and safety of surgical and perioperative care. 1,2 To do this in Africa, we need to understand what researchers and clinicians in Africa consider research priorities that need to be addressed to improve surgical outcomes. The African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) network, 6 which includes researchers from >30 countries, provides a unique opportunity to determine research priorities for Africa.…”
BACKGROUND: Mortality rates among surgical patients in Africa are double those of surgical patients in high-income countries. Internationally, there is a call to improve access to and safety of surgical and perioperative care. Perioperative research needs to be coordinated across Africa to positively impact perioperative mortality. METHODS: The aim of this study was to determine the top 10 perioperative research priorities for perioperative nurses in Africa, using a research priority-setting process. A Delphi technique with 4 rounds was used to establish consensus on the top 10 perioperative research priorities. In the first round, respondents submitted research priorities. Similar research priorities were amalgamated into single priorities when possible. In round 2, respondents ranked the priorities using a scale from 1 to 10 (of which 1 is the first/highest priority, and 10 is the last/lowest priority). The top 20 (of 31) were determined after round 2. In round 3, respondents ranked their top 10 priorities. The final round was an online discussion to reach consensus on the top 10 perioperative research priorities. RESULTS: A total of 17 perioperative nurses representing 12 African countries determined the top research priorities, which were: (1) strategies to translate and implement perioperative research into clinical practice in Africa, (2) creating a perioperative research culture and the tools, resources, and funding needed to conduct perioperative nursing research in Africa, (3) optimizing nurse-led postoperative pain management, (4) survey of operating theater and critical care resources, (5) perception of, and adherence to sterile field and aseptic techniques among surgeons in Africa (6) surgical staff burnout, (7) broad principles of infection control in surgical wards, (8) the role of interprofessional communication to promote clinical teamwork when caring for surgical patients, (9) effective implementation of the surgical safety checklist and measures of its impact, and (10) constituents of quality nursing care.
CONCLUSIONS:These research priorities provide the structure for an intermediate-term research agenda for perioperative research in Africa.
CorrectionIn the article 'The efficacy of peri-operative interventions to decrease postoperative delirium in non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis' [1], Fig. 4 was incorrect. The correct version was included in a reply [2] to correspondence arising from the article [3], and is reproduced below.
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