Table 2.
Definitions of consensus
| Category | Original (Rounds 1 and 2) | Revised (Round 2 only) | Consensus Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action | Definition | Action | Definition | Outcome | |
| ‘Consensus in’ | Scored as very important (7–9) by ≥70% and not important (1–3) by <15% of any stakeholder group (surgeons and/or radiation oncologists and/or others) | Domain retained for next survey round/consensus meeting | Scored as very important (7–9) by ≥70% of any stakeholder group (surgeons and/or radiation oncologists and/or others) | Domain reviewed and thematically similar outcomes merged into broader summary outcomes for review/ratification at consensus meeting | Scored as ‘very important’ by ≥70% meeting participantsa | Summary domain included in final COS following ratification* |
| ‘Consensus out’ | Scored as not important (1–3) by ≥70% and very important (7–9) by <15% any stakeholder group (surgeons and/or radiation oncologists and/or others) | Domain discarded after Round 2 (to be ratified at consensus meeting) | Scored as very important by <60% of locoregional therapists (surgeons and/or radiation oncologists) | Same as original | Scored as ‘very important’ by <70% of meeting participants | Domain not included in final COS, following ratification |
| ‘No consensus’ | None of the criteria above are met | Domain retained for next survey round/consensus meeting | Neither of the above criteria are met | Same as original | Same as Round 2 |
Included in final COS if voted ‘very important’ by ≥70% meeting participants** Not included in final COS if voted ‘very important’ by <70% meeting participants, following ratification |
*either as originally worded for revised/merged with another domain(s), **may be included as separate outcome domain or merged with another summary domain.
aFor ratification agreement was required from ≥70% meeting participants.