Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4. Intraoperative adverse events iAEs occur and have the potential to impact the postoperative course. However, iAEs are underreported and are not routinely collected in the contemporary surgical literature. There is no widely utilized system for the collection of essential aspects of iAEs, and there is no established database for the standardization and dissemination of this data that likely have implications for outcomes and patient safety.
This article includes three tools to capture the essential aspects of iAEs. Next, the summary table was developed to guide researchers in summarizing the accumulated iAE data in item 1 item 2.
Finally, this article includes examples of the method and results sections to include in a manuscript reporting iAE data item 3. Then, 5 scenarios demonstrating best practices for completing items 1β3 were presented both in prose and in a video produced by the ICARUS collaboration. This article provides the surgical community with the tools for collecting essential iAE data. The ICARUS collaboration has already published the 13 criteria for reporting surgical adverse events, but this article is unique and essential as it actually provides the tools for iAE collection.
The study team plans to collect feedback for future directions of adverse event collection and reporting. This article represents a novel, fully-encompassing system for the data collection of intraoperative adverse events.
The presented core-set variables for reporting intraoperative adverse events are not based solely on our opinion, but rather are synthesized from the globally validated ICARUS criteria for reporting intraoperative adverse events. Together, the included text, figures, and ICARUS collaboration-produced video should equip any surgeon, anesthesiologist, or nurse with the tools to properly collect intraoperative adverse event data.
