ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2023
The snapshot audit methodology: design, implementation and analysis of prospective observational cohort studies in surgery.
Review in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
SnapSBO - An International Non-randomized Time-bound Prospective Observational Cohort Study Addressing the Epidemiology and Management of Small Bowel Obstruction
SnapPelvis: International Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Traumatic Pelvic Ring Injuries
SnapChole: An International, Time-Bound Prospective Platform Study of Management Strategies and Outcomes in Acute Calculous Cholecystitis
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of severe lower limb soft tissue injuries: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- The extended postoperative complication score: A dual-axis reporting plan for general surgery.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of surgery and complications on GI recovery after SBO: Insights from the SnapSBO cohort.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2026Article
- Management and outcome variability in hernia-related small bowel obstruction: insights from the SnapSBO study.BJS open · 2025Observational
- Functional Foods in Clinical Trials and Future Research Directions.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Small bowel obstruction outcomes according to compliance with the World Society of Emergency Surgery Bologna guidelines.The British journal of surgery · 2025Observational
- Surgeon attitudes toward risk stratification in emergency surgery for the elderly: an ESTES cross-sectional survey.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Identifying and addressing mentorship gaps in European trauma and emergency surgical training. Results from the Young European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (yESTES) mentorship survey.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in acute appendicitis differ in the elderly patient.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Observational
- European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- Academic anaesthesiology: a global perspective on training, support, and future development of early career researchers.British journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Focus on identifying and closing knowledge gaps in acute appendicitis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Surgical management of acute appendicitis during the European COVID-19 second wave: safe and effective.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Observational
- Techniques for mesoappendix transection and appendix resection: insights from the ESTES SnapAppy study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeFor some surgical conditionns and scientific questions, the "real world" effectiveness of surgical patient care may be better explored using a multi-institutional time-bound observational cohort assessment approach (termed a "snapshot audit") than by retrospective review of administrative datasets or by prospective randomized control trials. We discuss when this might be the case, and present the key features of developing, deploying, and assessing snapshot audit outcomes data.
methodsA narrative review of snapshot audit methodology was generated using the Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA) guideline. Manuscripts were selected from domains including: audit design and deployment, statistical analysis, surgical therapy and technique, surgical outcomes, diagnostic testing, critical care management, concomitant non-surgical disease, implementation science, and guideline compliance.
resultsSnapshot audits all conform to a similar structure: being time-bound, non-interventional, and multi-institutional. A successful diverse steering committee will leverage expertise that includes clinical care and data science, coupled with librarian services. Pre-published protocols (with specified aims and analyses) greatly helps site recruitment. Mentored trainee involvement at collaborating sites should be encouraged through manuscript contributorship. Current funding principally flows from medical professional organizations.
conclusionThe snapshot audit approach to assessing current care provides insights into care delivery, outcomes, and guideline compliance while generating testable hypotheses.
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