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A Retrospective Study of the Accuracy of Surgical Care Improvement Project Metrics for Documenting Normothermia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2016
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.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(11):1408–1410
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