What question did this study set out to answer?

To develop, disseminate, and implement systematic, consensus-based reporting guidelines to improve the completeness and transparency of published medical case reports.

October 23, 2013BMJ Case ReportsOpen Access

The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development

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JGJoel GagnierWestern University GKGunver S. KienleWitten/Herdecke University DADouglas G. AltmanUniversity of Oxford

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Consensus development study establishes a 13-item checklist for case reports, highlighting improved reporting transparency to guide clinical practice and trial design.

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To develop, disseminate, and implement systematic, consensus-based reporting guidelines to improve the completeness and transparency of published medical case reports.
Conducted a three-phase consensus process: (1) premeeting literature review and interviews, (2) a face-to-face consensus meeting with 27 participants to draft guidelines, and (3) postmeeting feedback, review, and pilot testing.
Developed a 13-item checklist covering title, keywords, abstract, introduction, patient info, clinical findings, timeline, diagnostics, interventions, follow-up, discussion, patient perspective, and informed consent.
Established standard reporting mechanisms to aggregate case data, identify early signals of effectiveness and adverse events, and guide future clinical study designs.

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Gagnier et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d1d668253d2b4939ffcc4 https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201554

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Consensus development study establishes a 13-item checklist for case reports, highlighting improved reporting transparency to guide clinical practice and trial design.

The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development

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The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development

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