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Table 8 Changes in consensus between rounds 1 and 2 (questions 1–20)

From: Defining major trauma: a Delphi study

Variable

Consensus (> 70%)

Round 1%

Round 2%

Related Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

Pre-existing frailty should be considered

Changed to No

70 (>agree)

63.64 (>agree)

21.21 (neutral)

15.15 (>disagree)

0.142

Need for tranexamic acid (TXA)*

Changed to Yes

69.22 (>med)

30.77 (Low)

79.41 (>med)

0.124

Need for pelvic binding*

Changed to Yes

64.1 (>med)

35.9 (low)

76.47 (>med)

0.432

Perceived need for surgical intervention*

Changed to Yes

62.5 (>agree)

22.5 (neutral)

15 (Disagree)

70.59 (>agree)

0.218

Clinicians high index of suspicion can identify major trauma without imaging

Changed to Yes

60 (>agree)

15 (neutral)

25 (disagree)

70.59 (>agree)

0.084

Burns should have a separate protocol

Changed to Yes

57.9 (>agree)

26.32 (neutral)

15.79 (disagree)

76.47 (>agree)

0.325