Table 5 Details of photo submissions and suitability for assessment

From: Development and application of quality assurance methods for interventions in randomised controlled trials of surgical oncology: the ROMIO study (a comparison of minimally invasive and open oesophagectomy)

 

OO

n = 149 (%)

LAO

n = 145 (%)

Total

n = 294 (%)

Number of expected imagesa

1015

1043

2058

Actual number of images obtained

1574

1314

2888

Number of intra-operative views

1177 (74.7)

1030 (78.3)

2207 (76.4)

Number of external wound views

397 (25.2)

284 (21.6)

681 (23.5)

Number of images deemed suitable for assessment

1232 (78.2)

1039 (79.0)

2271 (78.6)

Number of procedures with a complete set of images

17 (11.4%)

27 (18.6%)

44 (14.9%)

Number of procedures with no images

15 (10.6)

18 (12.4)

33 (11.2)

Number of procedures with some assessable images

134 (89.9)

127 (87.5)

261 (88.7)

Reasons for a lack of imaging

Equipment malfunction

10 (66.7)

15 (83.3)

25 (75.7)

Equipment unavailable

1 (6.7)

0

1 (3.03)

Did not remember

4 (26.7)

3 (16.7)

7 (21.2)

Number of images unsuitable for assessment (%)

Reasons for this:

342

276

618

 Duplicate

148 (43.2)

210 (76.0)

268 (43.4)

 Unnecessary

96 (28.0)

85 (30.7)

181 (29.2)

 Insufficient focus

37 (10.8)

22 (7.97)

59 (9.54)

 Insufficient exposure

8 (2.33)

3 (1.08)

11 (1.77)

 Obstructed view

43 (12.5)

33 (11.9)

76 (12.2)

 Corrupted file

10 (2.92)

13 (4.71)

23 (3.72)

  1. aTotal expected images calculated with the assumption that the required structures were photographed in the 7 views listed on the ROMIO image reference guide (7 × 294).