Impact of morbidity and mortality conferences on analysis of mortality and critical events in intensive care practice.

Hatem Ksouri; Per-Yann Balanant; Jean-Marc Tadié; Guillaume Héraud; Imad Abboud; Nicolas Lerolle; Ana Novara; Jean-Yves Fagon; Christophe Faisy

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Impact of morbidity and mortality conferences on analysis of mortality and critical events in intensive care practice.

March 24, 2010

Ksouri H, Balanant P-Y, Tadié J-M, et al. Am J Crit Care. 2010;19(2):135-45; quiz 146.

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Structured morbidity and mortality conferences were an effective tool for identifying errors, system flaws, and avenues for improvement in the intensive care unit.

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