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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Research

Mortality Reporting System

An online case reporting system that collects preventable mortality events to develop learning opportunities and mitigation strategies.

Unanticipated mortality due to communication and handoff failures

TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to communication and handoff failures - PubMed (nih.gov)

Williams RF, Mandell SP; ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1;94(5):739-742. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003886. Epub 2023 Feb 4.PMID: 36737856

 

Unanticipated mortality due to airway loss

TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to airway loss - PubMed (nih.gov)

Scott JW, Cole FJ Jr; ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1;94(5):735-738. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003892. Epub 2023 Feb 4.PMID: 36737860

 

Unanticipated mortality due to failures in clinical performance

TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to failures in clinical performance - PubMed (nih.gov)

Williams RF, Davis KA; ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1;94(5):747-749. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003893. Epub 2023 Feb 2.PMID: 36735543

 

Unanticipated mortality due to inadequate preoperative ICU "clearance"

TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to inadequate preoperative ICU "clearance" - PubMed

Ross SW, Jacobs DG; ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1;94(5):743-746. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003885. Epub 2023 Feb 4.PMID: 36737857