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| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | p | |
Location of PVC1 (paramedics) | Upper hand | 57 | 41.9 | 33.8 - 50.0 | 86 | 41.5 | 35.3 - 48.3 | 0.96 | |
Forearm | 57 | 41.9 | 33.8 - 50.0 | 85 | 41.1 | 34.8 - 47.8 | |||
Antecubital | 22 | 16.2 | 10.3 - 22.8 | 36 | 17.4 | 12.6 - 22.7 | |||
Neck | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Legs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Location of PVC2-4 (healthcare professionals) | Upper hand | 16 | 20.3 | 11.4 - 29.1 | 28 | 20.3 | 13.8 - 26.8 | 0.08
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Forearm | 30 | 38.0 | 27.8 - 42.4 | 69 | 50.0 | 42.0 - 58.0 | |||
Antecubital | 30 | 38.0 | 26.6 - 48.1 | 41 | 29.7 | 22.5 - 37.7 | |||
Neck | 1 | 1.3 | 0 - 3.8 | - | - | - | |||
Legs | 2 | 2.5 | 0 - 6.3 | - | - | - | |||
Luminal diameter (mm) PVC1 (paramedics) | Yellow (0.7) | 1 | 0.7 | 0 - 2.1 | - | - | - | 0.002 | |
Blue (0.9) | 44 | 31.2 | 23.4 - 39.0 | 35 | 16.9 | 11.6 - 22.0 | |||
Pink (1.1) | 89 | 63.1 | 54.6 - 70.9 | 147 | 71.0 | 64.7 - 77.3 | |||
Green (1.3) | 7 | 5.0 | 2.1 - 9.2 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.7 - 16.4 | |||
Luminal diameter (mm) PVC 2-4 (healthcare professionals) | Yellow (0.7) | 1 | 1.3 | 0 - 5.1 | - | - |
| 0.07 | |
Blue (0.9) | 18 | 22.8 | 13.9 - 32.9 | 16 | 11.7 | 6.6 - 16.8 | |||
Pink (1.1) | 54 | 68.4 | 58.2 - 78.5 | 96 | 70.1 | 62.8 - 77.4 | |||
Green (1.3) | 6 | 7.6 | 2.5 - 12.7 | 25 | 18.2 | 12.4 - 24.8 | |||
Complications PVC1 (paramedics) | No thrombophlebitis | 143 | 97.9 | 95.2 - 100 | 176 | 92.6 | 88.9 - 96.3 | 0.03 | |
Thrombophlebitis | 3 | 2.1 | 0 - 4.8 | 12 | 7.4 | 3.7 - 11.1 | |||
Complications PVC 2-4 (healthcare professionals) | No thrombophlebitis | 50 | 87.7 | 78.9 - 94.7 | 83 | 96.5 | 91.9 - 100 | 0.04 | |
Thrombophlebitis | 7 | 12.3 | 5.3 - 21.1 | 3 | 3.5 | 0 - 8.1 | |||