Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who undergo surgical or therapeutic procedures under general or neuraxial anesthesia of 60 minutes duration or longer for whom at least one body temperature greater than or equal to 35.5 degrees Celsius (or 95.9 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded within the 30 minutes immediately before or the 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting
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1.14 Numerator
Patients for whom at least one body temperature greater than or equal to 35.5 degrees Celsius (or 95.9 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded within the 30 minutes immediately before or the 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time
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1.15 Denominator
All patients, regardless of age, who undergo surgical or therapeutic procedures
under general or neuraxial anesthesia of 60 minutes duration or longer
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Exclusions
Denominator Exceptions: Documentation of one of the following medical reason(s) for not achieving at least one body temperature greater than or equal to 35.5 degrees Centigrade or 95.9 degrees Fahrenheit within the 30 minutes immediately before or the 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time
• Emergency cases
• Intentional hypothermia
Denominator Exclusions: Patients undergoing:
Cardiopulmonary bypass: 00561, 00562, 00563, 00566, 00567, 00580
Regional nerve block: 01958, 01960, 01967, 01991, 01992
Monitored anesthesia care: any CPT code with -QS modifier
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Endorsement Project 2013-2015Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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StewardAmerican Society of AnesthesiologistsSteward Organization POC EmailSteward Organization Copyright
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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