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. 2006 Sep;38(3):220–229.

Table 3.

Monitoring.

    Site Percentage
    Level alarm (always) 100
    Level alarm + pump stop
        Always     84.6
        Never     15.4
    Microbubble (always)
    Microbubble + pump stop
        Always     79.5
        Nearly always   0
        Never   20.5
    Arterial line pressure 100
    Arterial line pressure + pump stop
        Always   79
        Nearly always        4.2
        Sometimes        1.4
        Never      15.4
    In-line arterial saturation
        Always        7.1
        Nearly always     0
        Sometimes      13.3
        Never      79.7
    In-line venous saturation (always) 100
    In-line hematocrit
        Always      57.9
        Nearly always    0
        Sometimes       8.1
        Never 34
    In-line blood gas monitoring
        Always      5.2
        Nearly always   2
        Sometimes 20
        Never    71.5