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Morbidity and Mortality Conference

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Morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences are a vital component of the peer review process exercised by surgical services at academic and private medical centers. The backbone of the M&M conference is founded in the process in which the errors made and resultant complications during the care of patients are scrutinized and discussed by students, residents, colleagues, and mentors.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Irvine Medical Center, University of California, 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 850, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

    Chirag A. Dholakia MD (Clinical Instructor)

  2. Department Surgery, Irvine Medical Center, University of California, 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 850, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

    Kevin M. Reavis MD (Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery)

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Correspondence to Kevin M. Reavis MD .

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  1. , Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107, Pennsylvania, USA

    David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Pasteur Drive 300, Stanford, 94305, USA

    John Morton, MD, MPH

  3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School, Brookline Ave. 330, Boston, 02215-5400, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Dholakia, C.A., Reavis, K.M. (2012). Morbidity and Mortality Conference. In: Tichansky, MD, FACS, D., Morton, MD, MPH, J., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7901-8_18

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