Perspectives on Perioperative Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morbidity and mortality conferences (MMCs) are quality improvement mechanisms during which adverse events are reviewed, often by physicians within a single discipline. There is a growing desire to include nonphysicians and physicians from other disciplines in team-based morbidity and mortality conferences (TBMMs). This mixed methods study investigates perioperative perspectives on MMCs generally and TBMMs specifically.

Methods

A national survey of perioperative health care professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses, was used to explore opinions about MMCs and TBMMs. Semistructured qualitative interviews and focus groups were conducted with health care professionals and leaders at a single study site. Quantitative data were compared using a Kr

SUBMITTER: Samost-Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11321713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature