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Surgical adverse outcome reporting as part of routine clinical care.
Kievit J, Krukerink M, Marang-van de Mheen PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e20.

Voluntary error reporting systems have traditionally been underutilized by physicians. This Dutch study found that implementation of a reporting system for surgical errors was widely accepted by physicians and resulted in meaningful system improvements.
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