Journal article
Standardization of Trauma, General Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: Development and Dissemination of a "Toolkit" in Peru
World journal of surgery, Vol.47(1), pp.61-71
01/2023
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06752-1
PMCID: PMC9726785
PMID: 36216894
Abstract
Background Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences allow clinicians to review adverse events and identify areas for improvement. There are few reports of structured M&M conferences in low- and middle-income countries and no report of collaborative efforts to standardize them. Methods The present study aims to gather general surgeons representing most of Peru's urban surgical care and, in collaboration, with trauma quality improvement experts develop a M&M conferences toolkit with the expectation that its diffusion impacts their reported clinical practice. Fourteen general surgeons developed a toolkit as part of a working group under the auspices of the Peruvian General Surgery Society. After three years, we conducted an anonymous written questionnaire to follow-up previous observations of quality improvement practices. Results A four-component toolkit was developed: Toolkit component #1: Conference logistics and case selection; Toolkit component #2: Documenting form; Toolkit component #3: Presentation template; and Toolkit component #4: Code of conduct. The toolkit was disseminated to 10 hospitals in 2016. Its effectiveness was evaluated by comparing the results of surveys on quality improvement practices conducted in 2016, before toolkit dissemination (101 respondents) and 2019 (105 respondents). Lower attendance was reported by surgeons in 2019. However, in 2019, participants more frequently described "improve the system" as the perceived objective of M&M conferences (70.5% vs. 38.6% in 2016; p < 0.001). Conclusion We established a toolkit for the national dissemination of a standardized M&M conference. Three years following the initial assessment in Peru, we found similar practice patterns except for increased reporting of "system improvement" as the goal of M&M conferences.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Standardization of Trauma, General Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: Development and Dissemination of a "Toolkit" in Peru
- Creators
- Gabriela Zavala Wong - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaManuel J. Rodriguez Castro - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaEduardo Huaman Egoavil - Hospital Base Guillermo Almenara IrigoyenRoberto Valderrama - Hospital Base Guillermo Almenara IrigoyenCharles N. Mock - University of WashingtonJuan J. Herrera-Matta - Hosp Policia, Dept Surg, Av Brasil 26, Lima, PeruGianni Aragon - Clin Limatambo, Dept Surg, Av Republ Panama 3606, Lima, PeruRyan Peterson - Colorado School of Public HealthYing Jin - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusLacey N. LaGrone - Rocky Mountain MS Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- World journal of surgery, Vol.47(1), pp.61-71
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00268-022-06752-1
- PMID
- 36216894
- PMCID
- PMC9726785
- NLM abbreviation
- World J Surg
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
- eISSN
- 1432-2323
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- D43 TW009345 / National Institutes of Health (NIH) through Fogarty International Center of the NIH Northern Pacific Global Health Fellows Program
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Biostatistics; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984914018402771
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