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Table 2

CPB circuit components and safety device reporting (n = 58).

Number, (%)
Arterial pump
 Roller 10 (17.2)
 Centrifugal 47 (81)
 Both 1 (1.7)
Circuit components
 Open reservoir 56 (96.6)
 Closed reservoir 2 (3.4)
Arterial line filtration
 Integrated arterial filter/oxygenator 46 (79.3)
 External arterial filter only 11 (19)
 Both integral and external filters 1 (1.7)
Safety devices
 Arterial line pressure monitoring 57 (98.6)
 Cardioplegia pressure monitoring 58 (100)
 Venous reservoir pressure monitoring 32 (55.2)
 Arterial line bubble detector 50 (86.2)
 Level detector 56 (96.6)
 Arterial blood temperature monitoring 58 (100)
 Venous inlet blood temperature monitoring 56 (96.6)
 One-way valve in vent lines 55 (94.8)
 One-way valve in arterial line (centrifugal only) 24 (41.4)
 Servoregulation of arterial pump 34 (58.6)
 Electronically activated clamps/occluders 27 (46.6)
 Low arterial pump speed alarms 29 (50)
 Scavenge line on gas outlet 48 (82.8)
 Manual hand cranks in room 56 (96.6)
 Back-up gas supply in room 47 (81)
 Backup battery supply in room 37 (63.8)
Perfusion EMR data capture during CPB
 Yes 26 (44.8)
 No 32 (55.2)

Abbreviations: CDPG = cardioplegia; EMR = electronic medical record; CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.

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