A retrospective study of the accuracy of surgical care improvement project metrics for documenting normothermia.

Authors :: Boyce JM
Sullivan L
Vaughn D
Nuzzo J
Davis KA
Source :: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2014 Nov; Vol. 35 (11), pp. 1408-10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Sep 29.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: A retrospective study of a systematic sample of 150 patients who underwent abdominal surgery revealed that 53 (35.3%) had all intraoperative temperatures in the hypothermic range (<36.0°C). Fifty-two (98.1%) of the 53 patients met 1 or both surgical care improvement project criteria for normothermia. Improved metrics are needed to assure normothermia.

Subjects :: Abdomen surgery
Anesthesia, General
Humans
Hypothermia physiopathology
Hypothermia therapy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Retrospective Studies
Body Temperature
Documentation standards
Hypothermia diagnosis
Intraoperative Care standards
Quality Improvement

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