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Table 4 Physiological parameters during the insertion phase

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]

Outcome

n

Placebo

n

Tetracaine

BP at 1 minute, mean (sd)

16

48.7 (9.3)

18

44.5 (5.0)

BP at 2 minutes, mean (sd)

17

49.6 (9.9)

20

46.4 (7.7)

BP at 3 minutes, mean (sd)

13

47.4 (9.4)

19

43.1 (6.1)

BP at 4 minutes, mean (sd)

17

45.8 (6.5)

17

43.2 (5.2)

BP at 5 minutes, mean (sd)

15

43.6 (5.4)

19

45.6 (12.9)

BP at 10 minutes, mean (sd)

15

46.3 (7.6)

16

43.0 (6.8)

Heart rate at 1 minute, mean (sd)

26

162.6 (12.5)

26

162.4 (11.7)

Heart rate at 2 minutes, mean (sd)

26

159.8 (17.0)

26

161.3 (9.1)

Heart rate at 3 minutes, mean (sd)

26

159.3 (15.2)

26

157.5 (10.7)

Heart rate at 4 minutes, mean (sd)

26

156.9 (14.1)

26

157.3 (14.5)

Heart rate at 5 minutes, mean (sd)

26

156.4 (13.7)

26

155.2 (10.2)

Heart rate at 10 minutes, mean (sd)

21

149.2 (15.6)

19

155.4 (10.2)

O2 sat at 1 minute, mean (sd)

25

90.9 (4.9)

26

92.6 (4.2)

O2 sat at 2 minutes, mean (sd)

26

91.4 (4.9)

26

92.8 (3.9)

O2 sat at 3 minutes, mean (sd)

25

91.3 (5.3)

26

93.2 (3.9)

O2 sat at 4 minutes, mean (sd)

26

91.6 (5.4)

26

92.8 (4.8)

O2 sat at 5 minutes, mean (sd)

25

92.0 (5.4)

25

92.6 (4.4)

O2 sat at 10 minutes, mean (sd)

21

91.7 (8.2)

19

94.0(4.2)

Respiration at 1 minute, mean (sd)

26

55.7 (15.9)

26

51.3 (13.9)

Respiration at 2 minutes, mean (sd)

26

53.9 (13.1)

26

51.8 (13.0)

Respiration at 3 minutes, mean (sd)

26

58.5 (17.5)

26

50.6 (12.7)

Respiration at 4 minutes, mean (sd)

26

50.5 (14.5)

26

55.8 (17.6)

Respiration at 5 minutes, mean (sd)

26

54.3 (16.8)

26

52.1 (14.3)

Respiration at 10 minutes, mean (sd)

20

55.3 (15.6)

17

50.7 (11.5)