| Characteristics | Category | Group | X2 | P-value | |||
| Group I (MSG) | Group II (HPA) | ||||||
| N | % | n | % | ||||
| Types of Illness | Medical | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 |
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| Surgical | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 | |||
| Days of Hospital Stay Mean ± SD | <1 week | 22 | 88 | 18 | 40 | 2.00 | 0.157 |
| >1week | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | |||
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| 4.20 ± 2.34 | 6.72 ± 8.27 | |||||
| Insertion site | Wrist | 7 | 29 | 10 | 40 | 1.557 | 0.669 |
| Forearm | 4 | 16 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Dorsum of Hand | 7 | 28 | 8 | 32 | |||
| Cubital-Fossa | 7 | 28 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Size of Cannula (Gauge) | ≤20 | 17 | 68 | 21 | 84 | 1.754 | 0.34 |
| ≥22 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Frequency of Insertion Mean ± SD | First | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 0.758 | 0.384 |
| ≥second | 23 | 92 | 21 | 84 | |||
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| 2.84 ± 1.795 | 2.43 ± 1.12 | |||||