Quality assessment conferences in surgery

Authors

  • Hector Fabio Posada Lobo Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Enrique Petracchi Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Jose Varela Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Matias Quesada Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Carlos Canullan Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v81.n3.44806

Keywords:

education medical, health care, morbidity, general surgery, posoperative complications, quality indicators

Abstract

Background: Surgical complications are preventable in up to 50% of cases, actually are various tools to avoid them, one of these are morbidity and mortality conferences. However, there are no guides that define their structure for them to be effective. Objective; Analyze the impact of a new modality of surgical conferences in a sector of benign biliary pathology, called quality evaluation conferences. Methodology: Descriptive observational study where the overall improvement of the sector, the decrease in complications and the quality of patient care are compared. For 6 months, a weekly quality evaluation conference was carried out. It had 5 stages; 1. Analysis of all discharged patients. 2. Review of adverse events. 3. Review of the list and order of patients in the surgical plan. 4. Reproduction of recorded surgeries and review of scientific articles. 5. Review of own scientific works in development. Results: after implementing the conferences, there was a decrease in the number and severity of complications, as well as an improvement in the correct and timely surgical indication. Conclusion; Quality evaluation workshops as an evolution of morbidity and mortality workshops are a novel tool that, when well implemented, can help improve quality standards and in turn be used as a learning option in training centers.

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Author Biographies

  • Hector Fabio Posada Lobo, Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Médico general egresado de la Unidad Central Del Valle Del Cauca en Colombia, actualmente se desempeña como residente de 4to año cirugía general en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich

  • Enrique Petracchi, Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Medico egresado de la UBA, cirujano MAAC formado en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, actualmente se desempeña como Staff del sector de patología biliar benigna, además como cirujano en el Hospital Zonal General de Agudos Mariano y Luciano de la Vega. Posee línea de investigación en patología biliar compleja y educación medica.

  • Jose Varela, Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Medico egresado de la UBA, cirujano MAAC formado en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, actualmente se desempeña como Staff junior del sector de patología biliar benigna, además como cirujano del guardia del Hospital Aeronautico central y Hospital de alta complejidad del bicentenario Esteban Echeverria.

  • Matias Quesada, Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Medico egresado de la UBA, cirujano MAAC formado en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, actualmente se desempeña como jefe de sala del servicio de cirugía general y Staff del sector de Esofagogastro en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, posee línea de investigación en educación médica, patología biliar compleja y cirugía bariátrica

  • Carlos Canullan, Hospital General de Agudos; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Médico egresado de la UBA, cirujano MAAC formado en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, actualmente se desempeña como jefe de sala del servicio de cirugía general y Staff del sector de patología biliar benigna en el Hospital General de Agudo Dr. Cosme Argerich, posee línea de investigación en educación médica, patología biliar compleja y laparoscopia.

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Published

2024-09-27

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How to Cite

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Posada Lobo HF, Petracchi E, Varela J, Quesada M, Canullan C. Quality assessment conferences in surgery. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 9];81(3):491-502. Available from: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/44806

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