Table 2.
Outcomes from Delphi consensus exercises
| First round | Steering group consensus | Second round | Final set of criteria | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Total | Accepted | Revision* | Rejected | Removal following first round | Total | Accepted | Revision* ¶ | Rejected | Total accepted |
| Gastro-intestinal system | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Cardiovascular system | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Respiratory system | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Central nervous system | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Infections | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Endocrine system | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Musculoskeletal system | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2§ | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Duplicates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
*Required revision, rewording or refinement ¶Required removal of part of criterion.
§The Project Steering Group moved one criterion to another section after the first round, this criterion was excluded in round two (changes not shown in table).