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Perioperative Temperature Management

CBE ID
0454
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

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

        • 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

        • 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

        • 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

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Endorsement Project 2013-2015
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
        • Steward
          American Society of Anesthesiologists
          Steward Organization POC Email
          Steward Organization Copyright

          NA