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Table 2

Final list with 37 elements that were assessed as mean ≥ 4 and SD ≤ 1.02.

Items version 2 Mean SD
Patient
 01 Identification/Weight/Height 4.4 0.54
 02 Pathology 4.4 0.54
 03 Surgical procedure 4.4 0.89
 04 Calculations (heparin/flows) 4.8 0.44
 05 Blood products checking 4.8 0.44
Equipment
 06 Equipment clean 4.6 0.54
 07 Power cables 4.6 0.89
 08 Heater-cooler 4.8 0.44
CPB machine
 09 Initial test (Rollers/Water lines/Heat exchanger) 4.8 0.44
 10 Hand crank 4.8 0.44
 11 Level sensor 4.0 0.63
 12 Bubble sensor 4.2 0.44
 13 Battery 4.6 0.89
Centrifugal pump
 14 Console/Driver/Battery 4.4 0.89
 15 Flow sensor 4.8 0.44
 16 Manual hand crank 4.8 0.44
 17 Operational test 4.4 0.54
Gas supply
 18 O2/air regulation valve 4.6 0.54
 19 Lines: O2/Air (Connected) 4.6 0.54
 20 Blender/Flowmeter/FIO2 4.6 0.54
Materials
 21 Pharmacy kit 4.6 0.54
 22 Oxygenator and components 4.4 0.89
 23 Reynald clamps for tubes 4.4 0.89
 24 Ice 4.6 0.89
Circuit preparation
 25 Safely connecting the tubes 4.8 0.44
 26 Perfusate 5.0 0.0
 27 Calibration of the arterial roller and aspirators 4.4 0.54
 28 Air removal from the system 4.6 0.54
 29 No leakage in the circuit 4.4 0.54
Cardioplegia
 30 Test in the cardioplegia module 4.2 0.83
 31 Circuit assembly/checking 4.4 0.54
 32 Cardioplegia solution 4.2 0.97
Vacuum system
 33 Vacuum regulator 4.6 0.89
 34 Relief valve 5.0 0.0
Before Starting CPB
 35 Heparin dosage 4.4 0.54
 36 Anticoagulation/ACT 4.6 0.54
 37 Arterial line test 5.0 0.0

*CPB – cardiopulmonary bypass; ACT – activated coagulation time.

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