Table 2.

NC reporting form. NC forms are fulfilled by the reporting operator in each section.

Section 1-reporting sector

(i) Outpatient service (ii) IVF laboratory (iii) Surgery compartment (iv) Gynecological compartment (v) Other

Section 2-reporter qualification

(i) Gynecologist (ii) Biologist (iii) Nurse (iv) Supporting staff (v) Data manager (vi) Collaborating staff outside the IVF center (vii) Other

Section 3-date and time

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Section 4-NC description (provide a brief summary of what happened)

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Section 5-NC responsibility (specify the contest to which the NC is chargeable)

(i) IVF laboratory (go to section 6) (ii) Outpatient service-laboratory interface or vice versa (go to section 8) (iii) Troubles exceeding IVF center responsibility (go to section 8) (iv) Others (go to section 8)

Section 6-level of NC management (only for NCs chargeable to IVF laboratory)

(i) Sample management (go to section 7) (ii) Laboratory management (go to section 8) (iii) Personnel management (go to section 8) (iv) Other (go to section 8)

Section 7-level of sample management (only if the NC belongs to the level of sample management)

(i) Preanalytical phase (ii) Intra-analytical phase (iii) Postanalytical phase (iv) Other

Section 8-NC triggers

(i) Difficulty following instructions and procedures (ii) Fatigue/stress (iii) Taking a shortcut (iv) Lack of supervision (v) Poor team work (vi) Ambiguous procedure (vii) Other

Section 9-report conclusion (describe how the NC was handled)

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