Outcome | n | Placebo | n | Tetracaine | Difference (95%CI) | p-value |
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PIPP, 1st minute, mean (sd) | 23 | 11.74 (4.73) | 26 | 10.88 (4.70) | 0.86 (-1.86, 3.58) | 0.530 |
PIPP, 2nd minute, mean (sd) | 23 | 10.83 (4.59) | 25 | 9.56 (4.34) | 1.27 (-1.33, 3.87) | 0.331 |
PIPP, 3rd minute, mean (sd) | 22 | 10.23 (4.65) | 25 | 9.16 (4.32) | 1.07 (-1.57, 3.71) | 0.419 |
PIPP, 4th minute, mean (sd) | 23 | 9.65 (3.74) | 25 | 9.20 (4.78) | 0.45 (-2.06, 2.96) | 0.718 |
Duration of cry in seconds, median (range) | 8 | 68 (0, 477) | 7 | 181 (0, 944) | -78 (-539, 117) | 0.771 |
Ease of insertion, median (range) | 26 | 2 (1, 5) | 26 | 2 (1, 5) | 0 (-1, 0) | 0.613 |
Number of attempts, median (range) | 26 | 2 (1, 3) | 26 | 1 (1, 4) | 0 (0, 1) | 1.000 |
PICC successfully inserted, n (%) | 26 | 24 (93.3) | 26 | 19 (73.1) | 19.2 (-1.9, 39.2) | 0.140 |