Report of the 2022 Perfusion Perspectives of Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposure Survey
Authors' conclusion
Our findings identify a gap between AmSECT guidelines and current perfusionist behavior and suggest potential strategies for reducing WAG leakage during CPB.
Study context
- Population
- Self-identified board-eligible perfusionist members of American Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT), the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion, and the Maryland and Wisconsin State Perfusion Societies in 2022of 4,303 surveyed (8.5%)
- Participants
- 365 members
- Outcome
- Waste anesthetic gas (WAG) management during CPB
Methodological detailsweb-based survey, 26-question questionnaire
- Web-based survey
- 26-question questionnaire
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Routinely administered inhaled anesthetics via the oxygenator (335/364)
92%
Routinely scavenged waste anesthetic gas (WAG) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) cases (259/354)
73.2%
Conducted environmental monitoring for WAG levels (22/336)
6.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Report of the 2022 Perfusion Perspectives of Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposure Survey. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 6 May 2024. doi:10.
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