Table 5 Differences between the characteristics of morbidity and mortality conferences according to the level of the effectiveness index

Center, n, (%)

0.14

 Grenoble

17

(60.7)

12

(38.7)

 Nice

9

(32.1)

12

(38.7)

 Paris

2

(7.1)

7

(22.6)

Specialty, n, (%)

0.02

 Medicine

14

(50.0)

10

(32.3)

 Surgery

12

(42.9)

9

(29.0)

 Anesthesia and intensive care

2

(7.1)

12

(38.7)

Formalization characteristics, n, (%)

 Charter

23

(82.1)

30

(96.8)

0.08

 Annual activity report

19

(67.9)

29

(93.5)

0.01

 Nominative list of attendants

22

(78.6)

28

(90.3)

0.19

 Meeting reports for each meeting

25

(89.3)

28

(90.3)

0.61

 Record of decided actions

16

(57.1)

29

(93.5)

0.001

Organization

 No. of meetings during the year, median, [IQR]

4

[3–7]

4

[3–7]

0.65

 No. of cases, median, [IQR]

19

[8–60]

15

[10–29]

0.63

 Theme focused MCC, n (%)

1

(3.6)

9

(29.0)

0.01

 Prior dissemination of meeting agenda, n (%)

10

(35.7)

22

(71.0)

0.007

 Monitoring of previous actions, n, (%)

1

(3.6)

7

(22.6)

0.04

 Length of meeting (min), median, [IQR]

80

[50–90]

118

[60–120]

0.005

No. of professionals attending, %, [IQR]

 Physicians, % [IQR]

82

[59–100]

80

[68–100]

0.83

 Residents, % [IQR]

67

[60–100]

78

[50–100]

0.36

 Head nurses, % [IQR]

60

[0–100]

75

[0–100]

0.79

 Nurses, % [IQR]

2

[0–12]

9

[3–21]

0.06

Cases presentation and discussion

 Standardized with use of visual support, n (%)

8

(28.6)

25

(80.6)

<0.001

 Presentation of literature data, n (%)

1

(3.6)

12

(38.7)

0.001

 Search of failures, n(%)

24

(85.7)

30

(96.8)

0.15

 Thorough analysis of failure, n,(%)

7

(25.0)

18

(58.1)

0.01