Identifying research priorities for pituitary adenoma surgery: an international Delphi consensus statement
Authors' conclusion
The top 10 research priorities in pituitary surgery aim to align researchers and direct funding in order to maximize impact and champion patient representation.
Study context
- Population
- Patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals involved in pituitary adenoma surgeryinitial survey
- Participants
- 147 patients
- Outcome
- Top 10 research priorities in pituitary surgery
Methodological detailsinternational, patient, caregiver and healthcare professional input, initial survey, interim survey and consensus meeting
- International
- Patient, caregiver and healthcare professional input
- Initial survey, interim survey and consensus meeting
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
Top 10 research priorities
- Priorities submitted in initial survey
- 785
- Summary priorities after condensing
- 52
- Unanswered priorities in interim survey after literature review
- 33
- Interim survey respondents
- 155
- Interim respondents who were patients, caregivers or support group representatives
- 54.2%
- Initial survey participants who were patients, caregivers or support group representatives
- 60.5%
- Consensus meeting participants (7 patients, 7 healthcare professionals)
- 14
Original publication
Identifying research priorities for pituitary adenoma surgery: an international Delphi consensus statement. Pituitary. Published 5 March 2025. doi:10. 1007/ s11102-025-01502-7
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