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Table 8 Comparison between the two studied groups according to post-operative radial artery pulse and post-procedural compression time

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

%

Post-operative radial artery pulse

 Negative

5

10.0

6

12.0

χ2 = 0.102

0.749

 Positive

45

90.0

44

88.0

Post-procedural compression time

 Min.–Max

2.0–7.0

19.0–40.0

t = 33.252*

< 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

5.14 ± 0.88

24.50 ± 4.02

 Median (IQR)

5.0 (5.0–6.0)

24.0 (23.0–25.0)

  1. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, t student t 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