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

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Nov;35(11):1408-10. doi: 10.1086/678420. Epub 2014 Sep 29.

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.

MeSH terms

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