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Ali N, Schierholz E, Reed D, Hightower H, Johnson BA, Gupta R, Gray M, Ades A, Wetzel EA. Identifying Gaps in Resuscitation Practices Across Level-IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Am J Perinatol 2024; 41:e180-e186. [PMID: 35617959 DOI: 10.1055/a-1863-2312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe resuscitation practices in level-IV neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and identify possible areas of improvement. STUDY DESIGN This study was a cross-sectional cohort survey and conducted at the Level-IV NICUs of Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC). The survey was developed with consensus from resuscitation and education experts in the CHNC and pilot tested. An electronic survey was sent to individual site sponsors to determine unit demographics, resuscitation team composition, and resuscitation-related clinical practices. RESULTS Of the sites surveyed, 33 of 34 sites responded. Unit average daily census ranged from less than 30 to greater than 100, with the majority (72%) of the sites between 30 and 75 patients. A designated code response team was utilized in 18% of NICUs, only 30% assigned roles before or during codes. The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) was the exclusive algorithm used during codes in 61% of NICUs, and 34% used a combination of NRP and the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Most (81%) of the sites required neonatal attendings to maintain NRP training. A third of sites (36%) lacked protocols for high-acuity events. A code review process existed in 76% of participating NICUs, but only 9% of centers enter code data into a national database. CONCLUSION There is variability among units regarding designated code team presence and composition, resuscitation algorithm, protocols for high-acuity events, and event review. These inconsistencies in resuscitation teams and practices provide an opportunity for standardization and, ultimately, improved resuscitation performance. Resources, education, and efforts could be directed to these areas to potentially impact future neonatal outcomes of the complex patients cared for in level-IV NICUs. KEY POINTS · Resuscitation practice is variable in level-IV NICUs.. · Resuscitation algorithm training is not uniform. · Standardized protocols for high-acuity low-occurrence (HALO) events are lacking.
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- Noorjahan Ali
- Division of Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Ramjist JK, Sutthatarn P, Elliott C, Lee KS, Fecteau A. Introduction of a Warming Bundle to Reduce Hypothermia in Neonatal Surgical Patients. J Pediatr Surg 2024; 59:858-862. [PMID: 38388284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Hypothermia in the neonatal surgical population has been linked with significant morbidity and mortality. Our goal was to decrease intra and postoperative hypothermia. INTERVENTION In November 2021, a radiant warmer and hat were included along with standard warming methods prior to the start of General Surgery procedures to minimize episodes of hypothermia. PRIMARY OUTCOME Core body temperature was measured pre, intra and post-operatively. METHODS Data were prospectively collected from electronic medical records from July 2021 to March 2023. A retrospective analysis was performed. Hypothermia was defined as a temperature <36.5C. Control charts were created to analyze the effect of interventions. RESULTS A total of 277 procedures were identified; 226 abdominal procedures, 31 thoracic, 14 skin/soft tissue and 6 anorectal. The median post-natal age was 36.1 weeks (IQR: 33.2-39.2), with a pre-surgical weight of 2.3 kg (IQR: 1.6-3.0) and operative duration of 181 min (IQR: 125-214). Hat and warmer data were unavailable for 59 procedures, both hat and warmer were used for 51 % procedures, hat alone for 29 %, warmer alone for 10 % and neither for 10 % of procedures. Over time there was a significant increase in hat utilization while warmer usage was unchanged. There was a significant increase in the mean lowest intra-operative temperature and decrease in proportion of hypothermic patients intra-operatively and post-operatively. CONCLUSIONS The inclusion of a radiant warmer and hat decreased the proportion of hypothermic patients during and after surgery. Further studies are necessary to analyze the impact on surgical outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- Joshua K Ramjist
- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Lisanti AJ, Vittner DJ, Peterson J, Van Bergen AH, Miller TA, Gordon EE, Negrin KA, Desai H, Willette S, Jones MB, Caprarola SD, Jones AJ, Helman SM, Smith J, Anton CM, Bear LM, Malik L, Russell SK, Mieczkowski DJ, Hamilton BO, McCoy M, Feldman Y, Steltzer M, Savoca ML, Spatz DL, Butler SC. Developmental care pathway for hospitalised infants with CHD: on behalf of the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Cardiol Young 2023; 33:2521-2538. [PMID: 36994672 PMCID: PMC10544686 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123000525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Infants and children born with CHD are at significant risk for neurodevelopmental delays and abnormalities. Individualised developmental care is widely recognised as best practice to support early neurodevelopment for medically fragile infants born premature or requiring surgical intervention after birth. However, wide variability in clinical practice is consistently demonstrated in units caring for infants with CHD. The Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, formed a working group of experts to create an evidence-based developmental care pathway to guide clinical practice in hospital settings caring for infants with CHD. The clinical pathway, "Developmental Care Pathway for Hospitalized Infants with Congenital Heart Disease," includes recommendations for standardised developmental assessment, parent mental health screening, and the implementation of a daily developmental care bundle, which incorporates individualised assessments and interventions tailored to meet the needs of this unique infant population and their families. Hospitals caring for infants with CHD are encouraged to adopt this developmental care pathway and track metrics and outcomes using a quality improvement framework.
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- Amy J. Lisanti
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University Fairfield, CT, USA, Connecticut Children’s, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Advocate Children’s Heart Institute, Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
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- DO, Inpatient Cardiac Neurodevelopment Program, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Services, Nemours Children Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Rehabilitation Services, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiac Critical Care, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC USA
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- Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Office of Advanced Practice Providers, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, Heart Center, Children’s Health, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Parent Representative, The Mended Hearts, Inc., Program Director, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, Department of Cardiology, Children’s Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Acute Care Therapy Services, Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Services, Nemours Children Hospital, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Services, Nemours Children Hospital, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Services, Nemours Children Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
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- Nursing & Patient Care Center of Excellence, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise, ID, USA
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- Single Ventricle Center of Excellence, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Family & Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, The Center for Pediatric Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry (Psychology), Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Gao Y, Fan J, Zhao J, Hu Y. Risk factors for intraoperative hypothermia in infants during general anesthesia: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34935. [PMID: 37653751 PMCID: PMC10470769 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine the incidence and evaluate the risk factors and outcomes of intraoperative hypothermia (IH) during general anesthesia in infants. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. A total of 754 infants younger than 1 year old who underwent surgery under general anesthesia were included. Intraoperative body temperature fluctuations, surgical and anesthetic data, postoperative complications, and infant outcomes were recorded. Logistic regression algorithms were used to evaluate potential risk factors. Among the 754 infants, 47.88% developed IH (<36 °C) and 15.4% of them experienced severe hypothermia (<35 °C). The average lowest temperature in hypothermia patients was 35.06 ± 0.69°C with a duration of 82.23 ± 50.59 minutes. Neonates tended to experience hypothermia (37.7% vs 7.6%, P < .001) and prematurity was more common in patients with IH (29.4% vs 16.8%, P < .001). Infants with hypothermia experienced a longer length of stay in the post anesthesia care units and intensive care units, postoperative hospitalizations, and tracheal extubation as well as a higher rate of postoperative hemorrhage than those with normothermia (all P < .05). Several factors were proved to be associated with an increased risk of IH after multivariate analysis: neonate (odds ratio [OR] = 3.685, 95% CI 1.839-7.382), weight (OR = 0.599, 95% CI 0.525-0.683), American society of anesthesiologists (OR = 3.418, 95% CI 2.259-5.170), fluid > 20 mL/kg (OR = 2.380, 95% CI 1.389-4.076), surgery time >60 minutes (OR = 1.785, 95% CI 1.030-3.093), and pre-warming (OR = 0.027, 95% CI 0.014-0.052). This retrospective study found that neonates, lower weight, longer surgery times, more fluid received, higher American society of anesthesiologists stage, and no pre-warming were all significant risk factors for IH during general anesthesia in infants.
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- Yi Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Studer A, Fleming B, Jones RC, Rosenblatt A, Sohn L, Ivey M, Reynolds M, Falciglia GH. Reducing Intraoperative Hypothermia in Infants from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Qual Saf 2023; 8:e655. [PMID: 37434591 PMCID: PMC10332830 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Infants from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) undergoing surgery in the operating room (OR) are at greater risk for hypothermia during surgery than afterward due to environmental heat loss, anesthesia, and inconsistent temperature monitoring. A multidisciplinary team aimed to reduce hypothermia (<36.1 °C) for infants at a level IV NICU at the beginning of the operation (first OR temperature) or at any time during the operation (lowest OR temperature) by 25%. Methods The team followed preoperative, intraoperative (first, lowest, and last OR), and postoperative temperatures. It sought to reduce intraoperative hypothermia using the "Model for Improvement" by standardizing temperature monitoring, transport, and OR warming, including raising ambient OR temperatures to 74°F. Temperature monitoring was continuous, secure, and automated. The balancing metric was postoperative hyperthermia (>38 °C). Results Over 4 years, there were 1235 operations: 455 in the baseline and 780 in the intervention period. The percentage of infants experiencing hypothermia upon OR arrival and at any point during the operation decreased from 48.7% to 6.4% and 67.5% to 37.4%, respectively. Upon return to the NICU, the percentage of infants experiencing postoperative hypothermia decreased from 5.8% to 2.1%, while postoperative hyperthermia increased from 0.8% to 2.6%. Conclusions Intraoperative hypothermia is more prevalent than postoperative hypothermia. Standardizing temperature monitoring, transport, and OR warming reduces both; however, further reduction requires a better understanding of how and when risk factors contribute to hypothermia to avoid further increasing hyperthermia. Continuous, secure, and automated data collection improved temperature management by enhancing situational awareness and facilitating data analysis.
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- Abbey Studer
- From the Center for Quality and Safety Department, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursing, Department of Nursing, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Data, Analytics and Reporting Department, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursing, Department of Nursing, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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Zhang MQ, Ying PD, Wang YJ, Zhao JL, Huang JJ, Gong FQ. Intraoperative hypothermia in the neonate population: risk factors, outcomes, and typical patterns. J Clin Monit Comput 2023; 37:93-102. [PMID: 35451677 PMCID: PMC9852211 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-022-00863-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The risk factors, outcomes, and typical patterns of intraoperative hypothermia were studied in neonates to better guide the application of insulation measures in the operating room. This retrospective study enrolled 401 neonates undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation, including abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, brain surgery, and others. The study collected basic characteristics, such as age, sex, weight, birth weight, gestational week, primary diagnosis and American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade. Perioperative data included preoperative body temperature, length of hospital stay, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, intubation time, postoperative bleeding, postoperative pneumonia, postoperative death, and total cost of hospitalization. Intraoperative data included surgical procedures, anaesthesia duration, operation duration, blood transfusion, fluid or albumin infusion, and application of vasoactive drugs. The incidence of intraoperative hypothermia (< 36 °C) was 81.05%. Compared to normothermic patients, gestational week (OR 0.717; 95% CI 0.577-0.890; P = 0.003), preoperative temperature (OR 0.228; 95% CI 0.091-0.571; P = 0.002), duration of anaesthesia (OR 1.052; 95% CI 1.027-1.077; P < 0.001), and type of surgery (OR 2.725; 95% CI 1.292-5.747; P = 0.008) were associated with the risk of intraoperative hypothermia. Patients with hypothermia had longer length of ICU stay (P = 0.001), longer length of hospital stay (P < 0.001), and higher hospital costs (P < 0.001). But there were no association between clinical outcomes and intraoperative hypothermia in the multivariable regression adjusted analysis. The lowest point of intraoperative body temperature was approximately 1 h 30 min. Then, the body temperature of patients successively entered a short plateau phase and a period of slow ascent. The greatest decrease in body temperatures occurred in preterm babies and neonates with preoperative hypothermia. The lowest core temperatures that occurred in neonates with preoperative hypothermia was lower than 35 °C. This study shows that there is a high incidence of intraoperative hypothermia in the neonate population. The intraoperative body temperature of neonates dropped to the lowest point in 1-1.5 h. The greatest decrease in core temperatures occurred in preterm babies and neonates with lower preoperative temperature.
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- Man-Qing Zhang
- Department of Anaesthesiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, No. 3333 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, 310051, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, No. 3333 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, 310051, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao J, Le Z, Chu L, Gao Y, Zhang M, Fan J, Ma D, Hu Y, Lai D. Risk factors and outcomes of intraoperative hypothermia in neonatal and infant patients undergoing general anesthesia and surgery. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1113627. [PMID: 37009296 PMCID: PMC10050592 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1113627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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Objective The incidence of intraoperative hypothermia remains high in pediatric patients during anesthesia and surgery even though core body temperature monitoring and warming systems have been greatly improved in recent years. We analyzed the risk factors and outcomes of intraoperative hypothermia in neonates and infants undergoing general anesthesia and surgery. Methods The data on the incidence of intraoperative hypothermia, other clinical characteristics, and outcomes from electronic records of 1,091 patients (501 neonates and 590 infants between 28 days and 1 year old), who received general anesthesia and surgery, were harvested and analyzed. Intraoperative hypothermia was defined as a core temperature below 36°C during surgery. Results The incidence of intraoperative hypothermia in neonates was 82.83%, which was extremely higher than in infants (38.31%, p < 0.001)-the same as the lowest body temperature (35.05 ± 0.69°C vs. 35.40 ± 0.68°C, p < 0.001) and the hypothermia duration (86.6 ± 44.5 min vs. 75.0 ± 52.4 min, p < 0.001). Intraoperative hypothermia was associated with prolonged PACU, ICU, hospital stay, postoperative bleeding, and transfusion in either age group. Intraoperative hypothermia in infants was also related to prolonged postoperative extubation time and surgical site infection. After univariate and multivariate analyses, the age (OR = 0.902, p < 0.001), weight (OR = 0.480, p = 0.013), prematurity (OR = 2.793, p = 0.036), surgery time of more than 60 min (OR = 3.743, p < 0.001), prewarming (OR = 0.081, p < 0.001), received >20 mL/kg fluid (OR = 2.938, p = 0.004), and emergency surgery (OR = 2.142, p = 0.019) were associated with hypothermia in neonates. Similar to neonates, age (OR = 0.991, p < 0.001), weight (OR = 0.783, p = 0.019), surgery time >60 min (OR = 2.140, p = 0.017), pre-warming (OR = 0.017, p < 0.001), and receive >20 mL/kg fluid (OR = 3.074, p = 0.001) were relevant factors to intraoperative hypothermia in infants along with the ASA grade (OR = 4.135, p < 0.001). Conclusion The incidence of intraoperative hypothermia was still high, especially in neonates, with a few detrimental complications. Neonates and infants each have their different risk factors associated with intraoperative hypothermia, but younger age, lower weight, longer surgery time, received more fluid, and no prewarming management were the common risk factors.
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- Jialian Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neonatal Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- Correspondence: Dengming Lai Yaoqin Hu
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- Department of Neonatal Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- Correspondence: Dengming Lai Yaoqin Hu
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Piazza AJ, Brozanski B, Grover T, Chuo J, Mingrone T, Rao R, Smith J, Soliman D, Rintoul N, Bellflower B, Richardson T, Holston M, McClead R, Guidash J, Pallotto EK. STEPP IN: A Multicenter Quality Improvement Collaborative Standardizing Postoperative Handoffs. Pediatrics 2021; 148:183430. [PMID: 34851419 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-016402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To reduce care failures by 30% through implementation of standardized communication processes for postoperative handoff in NICU patients undergoing surgery over 12 months and sustained over 6 months. METHODS Nineteen Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium centers collaborated in a quality improvement initiative to reduce postoperative care failures in a surgical neonatal setting by decreasing respiratory care failures and all other communication failures. Evidence-based clinical practice recommendations and a collaborative framework supported local teams' implementation of standardized postoperative handoff communication. Process measures included compliance with center-defined handoff staff presence, use of center-defined handoff tool, and the proportion of handoffs with interruptions. Participant handoff satisfaction was the balancing measure. Baseline data were collected for 8 months, followed by a 12-month action phase and 7-month sustain phase. RESULTS On average, 181 postoperative handoffs per month were monitored across sites, and 320 respondents per month assessed the handoff process. Communication failures specific to respiratory care decreased by 73.2% (8.2% to 4.6% and with a second special cause signal to 2.2%). All other communication care failures decreased by 49.4% (17% to 8.6%). Eighty-four percent of participants reported high satisfaction. Compliance with use of the handoff tool and required staff attendance increased whereas interruptions decreased over the project time line. CONCLUSIONS Team engagement within a quality improvement framework had a positive impact on the perioperative handoff process for high-risk surgical neonates. We improved care as demonstrated by a decrease in postoperative care failures while maintaining high provider satisfaction.
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- Anthony J Piazza
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, Georgia
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- School of Medicine, Washington University and St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neonatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Neonatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Nemours Children's Health System, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Children's Mercy Kansas City, Missouri
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Engaging Frontline Providers Prevents Hypothermia and Improves Communication in the Postoperative Neonate. Adv Neonatal Care 2021; 21:379-386. [PMID: 33538496 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neonates undergoing surgery are at high risk for perioperative hypothermia. Hypothermia has been associated with increased adverse events. Transfer of care from the operating room (OR) to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) adds another layer of risk for this population introducing the potential for miscommunication leading to preventable adverse events. PURPOSE The aim of this quality improvement initiative is to decrease mean postoperative hypothermia rate and achieve compliance with use of a standardized postoperative hand-off in neonates transferred to the NICU from the OR. METHODS An interdisciplinary team identified opportunities for heat loss during the perioperative period. The lack of standardized perioperative communication between the NICU and the OR and postoperative communication between neonatology, anesthesiology, surgery, and nursing were noted. Guidelines for maintaining euthermia in the perioperative period and a standardized interdisciplinary postoperative hand-off communication tool were created. FINDINGS/RESULTS Mean rate for participation in the hand-off process increased from 78.8% to 98.4% during the study period. The mean hypothermia rate improved from 28.6% to 6.3% (P < .0001) and was sustained. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Creating a hypothermia guideline and standardizing temperature monitoring can significantly decrease the rate of postoperative hypothermia in neonates. Standardization of transfer of care from OR to NICU increases consistent communication between the services. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH Future research and improvement efforts are needed to optimize the management of surgical neonates through their transfers of care.
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Perioperative Hypothermia in Children. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18147541. [PMID: 34299991 PMCID: PMC8308095 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background: First described by paediatric anaesthesiologists, perioperative hypothermia is one of the earliest reported side effects of general anaesthesia. Deviations from normothermia are associated with numerous complications and adverse outcomes, with infants and small children at the highest risk. Nowadays, maintenance of normothermia is an important quality metric in paediatric anaesthesia. Methods: This review is based on our collection of publications regarding perioperative hypothermia and was supplemented with pertinent publications from a MEDLINE literature search. Results: We provide an overview on perioperative hypothermia in the paediatric patient, including definition, history, incidence, development, monitoring, risk factors, and adverse events, and provide management recommendations for its prevention. We also summarize the side effects and complications of perioperative temperature management. Conclusions: Perioperative hypothermia is still common in paediatric patients and may be attributed to their vulnerable physiology, but also may result from insufficient perioperative warming. An effective perioperative warming strategy incorporates the maintenance of normothermia during transportation, active warming before induction of anaesthesia, active warming during anaesthesia and surgery, and accurate measurement of core temperature. Perioperative temperature management must also prevent hyperthermia in children.
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Perioperative Hypothermia Rates in the NICU Utilizing Checklists. Pediatr Qual Saf 2020; 5:e367. [PMID: 33062906 PMCID: PMC7470004 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Premature infants are at high risk for heat loss. Infants undergoing surgical procedures outside of the neonatal intensive care unit have an increased risk of hypothermia. Hypothermia can lead to delayed recovery, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis, sepsis, and emotional stress for the parents. We aimed to reduce the incidence of hypothermia for infants undergoing surgical procedures from a baseline of 44.4% to less than 25% over 3 years (2016–2018) with the utilization of a checklist and education.
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A Quality Initiative for Reducing Postoperative Hypothermia for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Surgical Patients. Pediatr Qual Saf 2020; 5:e318. [PMID: 32766492 PMCID: PMC7360329 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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