64 Chapter 3 intraoperative, postoperative short-term, and postoperative long-term phases. A working group (WG) was created for each phase. Research team An expert panel of surgeons functioned as the team leads (PS, NF, MB, NB) together with a surgical research fellow (DH). The coordinating team extended invitations to a diverse group of colorectal expert surgeons to join the expert panel. Criteria for invitation included previously leading or contributing to surgical trials in CRC, research on colorectal AL, or participated in the development of AL guidelines. This research group comprised of 32 expert surgeons and 12 research collaborators representing six international surgical societies; the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA) and the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ). The research team was distributed across the four working groups, with balanced representation from the various surgical societies (Appendix A1). Experts from related specialties were consulted over the course of the project, including 3 radiologists, 4 industry representatives as well as 10 patient advocates who developed an AL following colorectal resection. MK and SvK served as health outcomes and trial methodologist providing guidance throughout all phases of the project. Figure 1. Overview of the steps that were taken to create the CoReAL reporting framework
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