Table 4.

Outcome Prioritization Results of the Focus Groups With Young People

Outcome term	Group 1 (n = 4)	Group 2 (n = 4)	Delphi Consensus-in
Very important
Recurrent appendicitis	Most important	Most important	Yes
Major/minor complications	Very important	Most important	Yes
Need for appendectomy	Most important	Important	Yes
Need for re-operation	Very important	Very important	Yes
Hospital readmission	Very important	Very important	Yes
Pediatric quality of life	Very important	Important	No
Time away from normal daily activities/school	Important	Very important	No
Complications directly related to treatment	Very important	Not important	Yes
Important
Recovery to full activity/sport	Important	Important	No
Pain score	Important	Important	No
Fear*	Important	Important	No
Hospital length of stay	Important	Important	No
Return to sport/full activity	Important	Important	No
Children developing complicated appendicitis	Important	Not important	Yes
Bowel obstructions	Important	Not important	Yes
Intra-abdominal abscess	Important	Not important	Yes

^*New outcome from the focus group with young people not in the part of the Delphi survey.