{
  "abstract": "Introduction To support the development of the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR), a multidisciplinary workgroup focused on prehospital trauma care used a consensus-driven approach to review established data elements and recommend basic common data elements (CDEs) for inclusion in the NTRR data dictionary.Methods A 13-member workgroup of military and civilian trauma researchers and data scientists located and reviewed databases, codebooks, data collection forms, and published articles for data elements relevant to prehospital trauma care. Identified data elements were reviewed in a three-round Delphi survey and during monthly workgroup meetings. Consensus during the Delphi survey was determined with an 80% agreement threshold.Results Twenty-one sources were reviewed for prehospital data elements. Following three rounds and workgroup discussions, 52 elements (84%) reached consensus for inclusion, two elements (3%) were excluded, and eight elements (13%) did not reach consensus.Discussion The Delphi process proved effective in achieving expert consensus on basic CDEs for prehospital trauma care research. The resulting standardized basic CDEs will improve data harmonization and support consistent data collection in the NTRR. These CDEs represent an initial framework and serve as a foundational starting point for prehospital data collection within the NTRR. As researchers use the NTRR, the list of CDEs will grow and evolve to meet the needs of the trauma research community.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Nathan James White"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Coalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Cynthia Lizette Villarreal"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Eileen M Bulger"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health Update, Greenville, South Carolina, USA",
        "University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Mirinda Ann Gormley"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Defense Committees on Trauma, Joint Trauma System, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA",
        "Department of Surgery, San Antonio Military Health System, San Antonio, Texas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Jennifer Margaret Gurney"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA",
        "Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA"
      ],
      "name": "James Hill Homes"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Mary J Homer"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatrics, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA"
      ],
      "name": "N Clay Mann"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Matthew D Neal"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Craig Douglas Newgard"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Susan E Rowell"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA",
        "Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., National Study Center for Trauma & Emergency Medical Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"
      ],
      "name": "William Arthur Teeter"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Publicis Sapient, Arlington, Virginia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Olga Volk"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [],
      "name": "The NTRR Investigator Group"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Adopting common data elements for the National Trauma Research Repository: the results of a prehospital Delphi survey",
  "uid": "7476d563-2063-5358-b37b-fa8e911dba36"
}