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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: How effective is tetracaine 4% gel, before a venipuncture, in reducing procedural pain in infants: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial

Characteristics

Placebo (n = 71)

Tetracaine (n = 71)

Birth weight in gms, mean (sd)

2116.14 (966.60)

2131.21 (943.47)

Completed weeks of gestation, mean (sd)

33.04 (4.28)

33.37 (3.89)

Male, n (%)

43(60.6)

42 (59.2)

Age in days, mean (sd)

6.58 (3.01)

6.77 (3.25)

Sucrose received (n)

58

54