A retrospective study on perfusion incidents and safety devices
A retrospective study on perfusion incidents and safety devices
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DOI:
10.1177/026765910001500108
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发表时间:
2000-01-01
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影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Viessman, T
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作者:
Mejak, BL;Stammers, A;Viessman, T
Despite the acceptance of extracorporeal circulation as an effective modality to facilitate cardiac surgery patient outcomes can be negatively influenced by the occurrence of perfusion incidents. A perfusion survey was conducted to identify safety techniques and incidents related to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).An 80-question survey was mailed to chief perfusionists of ail 1030 USA cardiac surgical centers using CPB. The survey was designed to examine practices and incidents that occurred during a 2-year period (July 1996 to July 1998). Five-hundred-and-fifty-two (54% response rate) surveys were returned, which accounted for 797 hospitals (79% of all cardiac centers) and 653 621 surgical procedures. Of the 27 identified CPB safety devices, the highest utilization was arterial line filters (98.5%) and the lowest arterial line bubble traps (3.4%). Of the reported cases, a CPB incident occurred once every 138 cases. The most common occurring incidents were protamine reactions(1:783), coagulation problems (1:771), and heater/cooler failures (1.1809). The rate of occurrence of an incident resulting in a serious injury or death was one for every 1453 procedures.Although techniques and safety devices create a relatively secure environment for CPB, lower incident rates may be achieved with further improvements in coagulation monitoring and incident reporting.