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Perioperative Temperature Management

CBE ID
2681
1.4 Project
Surgery
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Spring 2020
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 achieved 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 achieved 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

      The measure excludes patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass and those patients receiving regional nerve block or monitored anesthesia care without general anesthesia.

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Spring Cycle 2020
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      American Society of Anesthesiologists
      Steward Organization Email
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