Table 3

Priority ranking Delphi stage 2, survey 2 (n=35 respondents)

Type	Item	Mean priority (SD)	Lowest priority assigned	Highest priority assigned	% prioritising 5 or higher
	*Items new suggested in/adapted after Delphi stage 1*
C	Trauma	4.60 (1.29)	1	6	57.1
C	Poisoning	4.06 (1.06)	2	6	34.3
P	Health services research	3.89 (0.96)	2	6	22.9
P	Safety/security	4.14 (1.33)	1	6	42.9
P	Practice variation	4.51 (1.14)	2	6	60.0
I	Risk stratification	4.54 (1.17)	2	6	60.0
	*Combination of conditions and process/intervention*
P	Practice variation
	in sepsis	5.03 (0.92)	3	6	71.4
	in fever	4.66 (1.08)	2	6	57.1
	in RTI	4.60 (0.91)	2	6	51.4
	in trauma	4.37 (1.00)	2	6	42.9
I	Risk stratification
	in sepsis	5.11 (.99)	3	6	71.4
	in fever	4.94 (1.00)	2	6	74.3
	in RTI	4.5 (1.04)	2	6	51.4
	in trauma	4.29 (1.32)	1	6	32.9
I	Biomarkers
	in sepsis	5.09 (0.92)	3	6	74.3
	in fever	5.06 (1.06)	2	6	74.3
	in RTI	4.54 (1.20)	2	6	65.7
	in trauma	3.91 (1.40)	1	6	34.3