[Morbidity/mortality reviews: assessment of their implementation in one hospital].

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the steps involved in establishing a morbidity/mortality review committee (MMRC) to analyze the causes of avoidable deaths or life-threatening complications and the development of plans and protocols to avoid their recurrence.

Methods: The MMRC included physicians from each hospital department. Each member was responsible for organizing departmental meetings to analyze its avoidable deaths and life-threatening complications.

Quality of life after complicated elective surgery requiring intensive care.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU for complications after elective surgery and to assess perceived quality of life (pQOL) in survivors.

Design: Two-year prospective case-control study.

Setting: Twelve-bed ICU in a university-affiliated hospital.