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. 2021 Mar;53(1):7–26. doi: 10.1182/ject-2000033

Table 3.

Safety device usage over time.

Year surveyed 1989 (%) 1994 (%) 1999 (%) 2004 (%) 2011 (%) 2016 (%)
Level sensor 65 67 79 90 100 99
Bubble sensor 72 85 88 83 96 100
One-way valve (vent) 52 66 69 75 87 89
One-way valve (purge) 72 90 92 92 85 70
Oxygenator gas supply analyzer 28 49 47 48 40 40
Arterial blood gases 67 86 71 77 83 90
Arterial blood O2 saturation 9 26 26 19 37
Venous blood gases 48 52 31 21 25 17
Venous blood O2 saturation 48 78 88 94 90 96

North America trends of safety devices and circuit continuous monitoring use (% use).