According to Cedars-Sinais Associate Director of Surgical Education Leo A. Gordon, MD, FACS, Cedars-Sinais M & M Matrix is a significant departure from the old conferences, which were characterized by heated oral discourse. In hospitals across the country, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences often result in tempers flaring and fingers pointing and the lessons are often left at the door, he said. In Cedars-Sinais conferences, we take a systematic look at three different surgical complications, summarize the points, set them in print, and distribute them to residents and participating attending staff as study guides on which they will be tested.
Dr. Gordon offered a hypothetical example of a 19-year-old male who develops a pulmonary embolism after undergoing surgery for multiple gunshot wounds to his pelvis. The M & M Matrix on this case would be called Pulmonary Embolism Following Surgical Procedures for Trauma, said Dr. Gordon. At the conference, the moderator would lead a methodical discussion on how and why this complication occurred. The subsequent study matrix would include a summary of the discussion along with curr
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Contact: Beverly Antel
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
12-Apr-2002