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Therefore, morbidity and mortality meetings (M&amp;M) are widely used to discuss and evaluate deviations from expected outcomes in order to improve surgical practice. Moreover, M&amp;M represent an important tool for continuous medical education. In this study, we introduced an electronic voting system to assess whether anonymity during M&amp;M could limit potential biases due to hierarchical structures or opinion leaders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study was conducted in the surgical department of a European tertiary care center. During the study period, electronic voting was applied in 412\u00a0M&amp;M cases and compared with a baseline of 330 conventional M&amp;M entries. In this interrupted time series, the educational quality and participant satisfaction of the M&amp;M were assessed using surveys before and after the introduction of electronic voting. The surveys were refined using principle component analysis. 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