Protocol Implementation for Normothermia in Surgery Settings in Italy: Budget-Impact Analysis

摘要

Hypothermia is a well-known risk of the perioperative period and considered a preventable effect of anesthesia care. Nevertheless, it is not fully controlled, causing a number of adverse outcomes following surgical operations and thus increasing length of stay in hospital and treatment costs. The aim of this study was to assess the budget impact (BI) of the implementation of proactive strategies to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) in surgical patients in Italy, as recommended by international guidelines and by a good clinical practice (GCP) guideline of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Reanimation, and Intensive Care.