Table 2.
Equipment.
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Oxygenator type | |
| Membrane | 100 |
| Bubble | 0 |
| Open or closed system | |
| Open | 86.1 |
| Closed | 13.95 |
| Use of biocompatible circuit | |
| All | 10.4 |
| Part | 63.3 |
| None | 26.3 |
| Biocompatible component (partial use only) | |
| Oxygenator | 65.4 |
| Reservoir | 33.6 |
| Arterial filter | 41.2 |
| Cardioplegia circuit | 15.8 |
| Tubing/connectors | 23.7 |
| Type of arterial pump-head (routine CPB) | |
| Roller | 70.1 |
| Centrifugal | 13.6 |
| Either | 16.3 |
| Is occlusion reset each case | 100 |
| Is vacuum assisted venous drainage used | |
| Always | 0 |
| Nearly always | 0 |
| Sometimes | 38 |
| Never | 62 |
| Is arterial line filter used | |
| Always | 94.1 |
| Sometimes | 3.6 |
| Never | 2.3 |
| Is arterial line leukocyte filter used | |
| Sometimes | 21.7 |
| Never | 78.3 |
| Is pre-CPB filter used | |
| Always | 87.9 |
| Nearly always | 8.2 |
| Never | 3.9 |
| Pore size of pre-CPB filter | |
| 0.2 | 67.2 |
| Other | 32.8 |
| Is cardioplegia filter used | |
| Always | 16.7 |
| Nearly always | 2.3 |
| Sometimes | 4.7 |
| Never | 72.2 |