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Table 2 Procedural characteristics among groups

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Impact of guidewire selection and operator expertise on radiation exposure in transradial angiography

 

Non-hydrophilic

Hydrophilic

Pvalue

Well-experienced

Less-experienced

Pvalue

(n = 518)

(n = 517)

(n = 716)

(n = 319)

Contrast volume, ml

72.12 ± 11.45

72.51 ± 11.23

0.579

71.48 ± 11.17

74.19 ± 11.51

<0.001

Cost, yuan

1316 [1287,2353]

1443 [1427,1928]

<0.001

1375 [1287,2344]

1388 [1287,2353]

0.124

Guidewire exchange, n (%)

22 (4.2)

3 (0.6)

<0.001

13 (1.8)

12 (3.8)

0.027

Switchover, n (%)

18 (3.5)

16 (3.1)

0.455

20 (2.5)

14 (4.3)

0.542

Radial artery spasm, n (%)

36 (6.9)

31 (6.0)

0.614

38 (5.3)

29 (9.1)

0.028

Hematoma, n (%)

16 (3.1)

30 (5.8)

0.036

27 (3.8)

19 (6)

0.141

Bleeding, n (%)

21 (4.1)

30 (5.8)

0.2

33 (4.6)

18 (5.6)

0.534

Guidewire advance into other vessel, n (%)

1 (0.2)

13 (2.5)

0.001

9 (1.3)

5 (1.6)

0.772

Other complications, n (%)

0

0

1

0

0

1