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Morbidity and mortality reviews represent an opportunity to discuss adverse events and healthcare issues. Aim is to report the first experience of implementing a standardized procedure of morbidity and mortality reviews, and assess its impact on quality improvement.
From July 2019 to December 2019, members of the surgical and intensive care unit departments designed and implemented a regular procedure of morbidity and mortality reviews. Cases of severe postoperative complications after curative resection for digestive cancer were selected to be presented by a surgical resident and discussed in an interdisciplinary conference following a standardized presentation based on an analysis tool adapted from the ALARM framework. Process was assessed by the number of morbidity and mortality reviews held, number and type of recommendations issued and implemented.
Among 13 serious complications during the study period, 10 were discussed. The "Tasks" category was activated in 90% of the cases where lack or misuse of protocols was identified in 90% of the events discussed. Test results availability or accuracy were incarnated in 30% of cases. Poor communication was a contributing factor in 60% of the cases. Written medical records were defective in 40% of the cases. From 16 recommendations for improvement emitted, 87.5% (14/16) were translated into projects and successfully implemented.
Thus, a standardized and regular procedure of morbidity and mortality reviews in a tertiary care facility in a developing country allowed a significant improvement in patient care through quality initiatives implementation. Morbidity and mortality reviews might be a strong tool for the improvement of surgical care particularly for low-mid income countries
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Process assessment | evaluation of the number of MMRs, numbers and categories of identified contributing factors, number and types of recommendations and number and types of implemented recommendations. | one year |
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Patients who underwent a curative surgical procedure for a digestive cancer in our department during the study period and who presented severe adverse events in 90 post operative day
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Oumayma Lahnaoui, MD | National Institute of Oncology | Principal Investigator |
| Anass Majbar, MD | National Institute of Oncology | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Oncology | Rabat | 10090 | Morocco |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33014137 | Background | Houssaini K, Lahnaoui O, Souadka A, Majbar MA, Ghanam A, El Ahmadi B, Belkhadir Z, Amrani L, Mohsine R, Benkabbou A. Contributing factors to severe complications after liver resection: an aggregate root cause analysis in 105 consecutive patients. Patient Saf Surg. 2020 Sep 29;14:36. doi: 10.1186/s13037-020-00261-7. eCollection 2020. | |
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| Souadka A, Benkabbou A, Al Ahmadi B, Boutayeb S, Majbar MA. Preparing African anticancer centres in the COVID-19 outbreak. Lancet Oncol. 2020 May;21(5):e237. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30216-3. Epub 2020 Apr 3. No abstract available. |
| 32563198 | Background | Souadka A, Majbar MA, Essangri H, Amrani L, Benkabbou A, Mohsine R, Souadka A. Functional outcomes over time following perineal pseudocontinent colostomy reconstruction after abdominoperineal resection for ultralow rectal adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep;122(4):753-759. doi: 10.1002/jso.26074. Epub 2020 Jun 20. |
| 34092526 | Background | Majbar MA, Courtot L, Dahbi-Skali L, Rafik A, Jouppe PO, Moussata D, Benkabbou A, Mohsine R, Ouaissi M, Souadka A. Two-step pull-through colo-anal anastomosis aiming to avoid stoma in rectal cancer surgery: A "real life" study in a developing country. J Visc Surg. 2022 Jun;159(3):187-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Jun 4. |