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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: How effective is tetracaine 4% gel, before a peripherally inserted central catheter, in reducing procedural pain in infants: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial [ISRCTN75884221]

Characteristics

Placebo (n = 26)

Tetracaine (n = 27)

Birth weight in grams, mean (sd)

950.6 (294.94)

881.1 (295.14)

Completed weeks of gestation, mean (sd)

26.9 (2.04)

27.2 (2.43)

Male, n (%)

11 (57.7)

12 (44.4)

Age in days, mean (sd)

6.6 (3.01)

6.8 (3.25)