Which outcomes are most important to measure in patients with COVID-19 and how and when should these be measured? Development of an international standard set of outcomes measures for clinical use in patients with COVID-19: a report of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) COVID-19 Working Group.
William H SeligmanLuz FialhoNick SillettChristina NielsenFarhala M BalochPhilip CollisIngel K M DemedtsMarcelo P FleckMaiara A FlorianiLucinda E K GabrielJoel J GagnierAnju Devianee KeetharuthAna LondralIngvar I L LudwigCarlos LumbrerasAlejandro Moscoso DazaNasreen MuhammadGisele A Nader BastosChristine W OwenJohn H PowersAnne Marie RussellMichaela K SmithTracy Y-P WangEvan K WongDouglas C WoodhouseEyal ZimlichmanKees BrinkmanPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Implementation of these consensus recommendations could help institutions to monitor, compare and improve the quality and delivery of care to patients with COVID-19. Their consistent definition and collection could also broaden the implementation of more patient-centric clinical outcomes research.