Outcome | n | Placebo | n | Tetracaine | Difference (95% CI) | p-value |
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PIPP, 1st minute, mean (sd) | 68 | 7.62 (4.76) | 69 | 7.71 (4.66) | -0.09 (-1.68, 1.50) | 0.909 |
PIPP, 2nd minute, mean (sd) | 53 | 6.45 (4.32) | 51 | 6.84 (4.42) | -0.39 (-2.09, 1.31) | 0.650 |
PIPP, 3rd minute, mean (sd) | 25 | 8.44 (4.37) | 26 | 5.96 (4.67) | 2.48 (-0.07, 5.03) | 0.056 |
PIPP, 4th minute, mean (sd) | 12 | 8.17 (5.08) | 14 | 5.29 (5.10) | 2.88 (-1.25, 7.01) | 0.163 |
Duration of cry in seconds, Median (range) | 66 | 0.5 (0, 175) | 64 | 5 (0, 159) | 0 (-3, 0) | 0.837 |
Ease of insertion, median (range) | 71 | 2 (1, 5) | 71 | 1 (1, 5) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.456 |
Number of attempts | 71 | 1 (1, 2) | 71 | 1 (1, 2) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.414 |
Venipuncture successful, n (%) | 71 | 36 (50.7) | 71 | 46 (64.8) | -14.1 (-29.3, 2.1) | 0.126 |