Current status of safety management in circulatory support in Japan: Insights from the 2021 questionnaire survey on incidents, accidents, and safety measures ─ secondary publication（complete translation）─

Since 2010, the Japanese Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology in Medicine（JaSECT）has been conducting questionnaire surveys aimed at improving the quality and safety of extracorporeal circulation. In 2021, we conducted a follow-up survey titled “Questionnaire on Incidents, Accidents, and Safety Measures Related to Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Circulatory Support 2021.” This survey targeted cases involving cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory support performed in 2019 and 2020, achieving a response rate of 67.2%. We compared the collected data on circulatory support with results from previous surveys. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the total number of circulatory support procedures and the number of devices owned by facilities, trends not observed in earlier surveys. Understanding the details of reported incidents and accidents and actively sharing this information among multidisciplinary teams are crucial for ensuring medical safety. It is essential to continue similar surveys to gather comprehensive information and disseminate the findings globally, contributing to the establishment of safe circulatory support practices.