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Perioperative Temperature Management

CBE ID
0454
1.4 Project
Surgery Endorsement
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Full Year 2013
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