Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Documentation of Core Temperature in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Compliance
Authors' conclusion
We successfully increased compliance with standard ASA monitoring guidelines. By January 2024, 90% of pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia for more than an hour in our dental OR had documented core temperature monitoring in the anesthetic record.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients undergoing GA for more than an hour in a dental OR
- Outcome
- Percentage of patients with documented core temperature in the anesthetic record (SMART aim: from 10% to 60%)
- Follow-up
- October 2023
Methodological detailsModel for Improvement, Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, single-institution, 5 interventions tested February–October 2023: educational email, posted sign in the OR, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, EHR pop-up reminder
- Model for Improvement
- Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
- Single-institution
- 5 interventions tested February–October 2023: educational email, posted sign in the OR, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, EHR pop-up reminder
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Documented core temperature monitoring
- Increased from 10% to 60% by October 2023
Further findings
Documented core temperature monitoring · January 2024
- Increased to 90% by January 2024
Original publication
Documentation of Core Temperature in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Compliance. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 20 March 2025. doi:10.
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