Table 1 Electronic database search strategy for OVID CAB Abstracts <1910 to 2014 Week 12>

1. (critical event^a review^a or critical event^a report^a or critical event^a audit^a or critical event meeting^a critical

inciden^a review^a or critical inciden^a report^a or critical inciden^a audit^a or critical inciden^a meeting^a significant

event^a review^a or significant event^a report^a or significant event^a audit^a or significant event^a meeting^a).af.

2. (chart audit or chart audits or chart auditing or clinical audit or clinical audits or clinical auditing or

clinical governance or medical record^a audit^a or medical audit^a or outcome^a audit^a or process audit^a or prescription^a audit^a or medicines audit^a or liability audit^a).af.

3. auditing^b

4. 1 or 2 or 3

5. exp veterinary practice^b

6. exp veterinary services^b

7. exp veterinary science^bor veterinary medicine^bor veterinarians^bor veterinary profession^b

8. (veterinary or veterinarian^a or small animal practice^a or large animal practice^a or equine practice^a or bovine

practice^a or dairy practice^a or beef cattle practice^a or mixed practice^a).af.

9. 5 or 6 or 7 or 8

10. 4 and 9

11 limit 10 to ((english or french) and (conference or journal))