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Table 4 Number of glass particles by range of their length (n = 19,473)

From: The effect of different methods of intravenous injection on glass particle contamination from ampules

Group

Length of glass particles (μm)

χ2

p

≤5

5–10

10–15

15–50

50–100

100–150

150–200

200–300

>300

1 (n = 5169)

390 (7.5)

1167 (22.6)

702 (13.6)

2732 (52.9)

153 (3.0)

17 (0.3)

3 (0.1)

3 (0.1)

2 (0.0)

91.93

0.000

2 (n = 5311)

465 (8.8)

1191 (22.4)

741 (14.0)

2727 (51.3)

166 (3.1)

13 (0.2)

3 (0.1)

5 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

3 (n = 4971)

404 (8.1)

1109 (22.3)

724 (14.6)

2548 (51.3)

164 (3.3)

17 (0.3)

2 (0.0)

3 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

4 (n = 4022)

200 (5.0)

830 (20.6)

533 (13.3)

2278 (56.6)

164 (4.1)

15 (0.4)

2 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

1459 (7.5)

4297 (22.1)

2700 (13.9)

10,285 (52.8)

647 (3.3)

62 (0.3)

10 (0.1)

11 (0.1)

2 (0.0)

  
  1. Group 1 IV bolus injection directly after immediate aspiration, Group 2 IV bolus injection directly after 2 min’ delayed aspiration, Group 3 IV bolus injection directly after aspiration with a filter needle syringe and Group 4 Side shooting to an infusion set with an in-line filter