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Table 4 Comparison between the two studied groups according to site and no. of punctures

From: Distal radial approach between theory and clinical practice.. Time to go distal!

 

Group I (n = 50)

Group II (n = 50)

Test of sig

P

No

%

No

%

Site

 Right

35

70.0

45

90.0

χ2 = 6.250*

0.012*

 Left

15

30.0

5

10.0

No. of punctures

 Min.–Max

1.0–6.0

1.0–5.0

U = 762.50*

< 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

2.56 ± 1.42

1.66 ± 0.89

 Median (IQR)

2.0(1.0–3.0)

1.50(1.0–2.0)

  1. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, U Mann Whitney test, χ2 Chi square test, p p value for comparing between the studied groups, Group I distal radial artery, Group II conventional radial artery
  2. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
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