With the advent of high-definition video recording technology, videos have been increasingly used to inform and educate clinicians and patients about clinical interventions.
Videos of clinical interventions (VoCI) allow viewers to easily analyse and understand key steps of an intervention and can have a global reach.
Viewing the surgeon's perspective of a new operative technique through a video, for example, can provide essential information on anatomy and technique that facilitates replication ('see one, do one, teach one' – William Stewart Halsted, Professor of Surgery, John Hopkins Hospital, 1890).
Despite the widespread availability of VoCI in both peer-reviewed journals and public video sharing platforms (e.g. YouTube), the quality of VoCI can be variable.
Reporting concerns include the omission of critical procedural steps and poor visual quality. This heterogeneity in video reporting and quality impedes communication and limits independent evaluation.
VoCI may additionally feature unsafe or misleading practices that may not be immediately recognized, especially by novice trainees.
Develop clear guidelines for the reporting of VoCI by health researchers to ensure high quality and technically accurate videos which can improve communication, enable replication, and ultimately, help inform, educate, and drive innovation in healthcare.
1. Evaluate the current reporting landscape of VoCI
2. Define reporting and quality standards for VoCI through the literature review, interviews with stakeholders, and a Delphi exercise to reach a consensus opinion.
3. Evaluate the impact of implementing reporting standards on video quality.
We have listed the project in the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Network registry for reporting guidelines under development and registered the protocol with the Open Science Framework.
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