Recommendation Table 33.

Recommendations for checklists

Recommendations	Class a	Level b	Ref c
It is recommended to use an institution-approved CPB checklist during the set-up and prior to initiating CPB.	I	C	-
It is recommended that completion of the perfusion checklist is acknowledged during the surgical safety checklist “team time out” procedure.	I	C	-
It is recommended to use a perioperative CPB checklist, including items for perioperative CPB-related incidents.	I	C	30

CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.

^aClass of recommendation.

^bLevel of evidence.

^cReferences.