A hospital was found to have increased incidence of post-operative infections. A quality improvement team was formed with the aim of decreasing infections by atleast 30%. The team is made of surgeons, nurses and operative room technicians. Which of the following is most likely the first step taken by the team members?

A) Check for potential errors in sterilization of hospital equipment

B) Hold a seminar on best medical practices to avoid infections

C) Use of run charts to show the rising trends in infection related complications

D) Perform a near miss analysis

E) Use of fish-bone diagram to display causes of the infections