Diagnostic criteria and core outcome set development for necrotising otitis externa: the COSNOE Delphi consensus study.
Sirat LodhiKirsty DodgsonMichael DykesVeena VishwanathRohit BazazSachin MathurGlen WatsonKatherine CartwrightAmy PearsonDeborah WearmouthRichard ListPhillip YatesJoanna DixonArullendran PuveendranMargarita WilsonKatherine WatsonMilo CullinanYoussef MentiasRuth CapperLinda JewesSebastian WallisDavid HamiltonBrook AdamsMamoona Khalid-RajaBarzo FarisMaha KhanStefan LintonRohma AbrarEloise OwenVasiliki BisbinasAli IjazKimberley LauSara TimmsJack BruceEmma StapletonPublished in: The Journal of laryngology and otology (2024)
The adoption of consensus-defined diagnostic criteria and COS facilitates standardised research reporting and robust data synthesis. Inclusion of patient and professional perspectives ensures best practice stakeholder engagement.