Table 3 Complications of pain and anxiety scores.

From: Impact of subcutaneous tunnel length on infection risk in tunneled PICCs: a study in cancer patient

Variables

A1 (n = 76)

A2 (n = 80)

A3 (n = 80)

A4 (n = 83)

A5 (n = 83)

t/χ2

P

VAS score

0.71 ± 0.46

1.28 ± 1.34

1.25 ± 3.06

0.59 ± 0.54b

0.55 ± 0.50bc

4.420

0.002

HAMA score

33.89 ± 9.29

36.38 ± 6.64

38.14 ± 5.15a

38.86 ± 7.62a

30.97 ± 10.43bcd

13.30

< 0.001

  1. HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale. ap < 0.05 vs. A1 group; bp < 0.05 vs. A2 group; cp < 0.05 vs. A3 group; dp < 0.05 vs. A4 group.
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