Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyGuideline or statement
Development of an international standard set of outcome measures for patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) atrial fibrillation working group
- Consensus statement (international standard set of outcome measures)
- online-modified Delphi process
- open review process
International WG of 30 volunteers, including health professionals and patient representatives
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Outcomes categorized into (i) long-term consequences of disease, (ii) complications of treatment, and (iii) patient-reported outcomes
Case-mix risk adjusters: baseline demographics, comorbidities, cognitive function, date of diagnosis, disease duration, medications prescribed and atrial fibrillation (AF) procedures, smoking, body mass index (BMI), alcohol intake, and physical activity
Outcomes and case-mix variables standardized using ICD codes where appropriate
Open review: over 80% of patients surveyed agreed with the outcomes captured by the standard set
Original publication
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it