First consensus development conference in United Kingdom: on coronary artery bypass grafting. I. Views of audience, panel, and speakers.

Last November the King's Fund organised the first consensus development conference in the United Kingdom, with coronary artery bypass grafting the topic selected for this experiment. The conference generated considerable discussion, as much concerning the consensus process as about the conclusions on coronary artery bypass grafting. After the conference consensus panel members and speakers were sent a letter requesting their views on several issues, and members of the audience were sent a questionnaire. This paper summarises the response to these inquiries.