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Table 2 Number of silicone oil droplets in each group, according to the type of syringe

From: Release of silicone oil droplets from syringes

 

Group

P*

P †

G1 (n = 5)

G2 (n = 3)

G3 (n = 5)

G4 (n = 5)

G3 × G4

Mean number of oil droplets

 Syringe 1

2.5 ± 1.7

13.3 ± 6.8

0.6 ± 0.9

11.2 ± 2.9

0.004

0.011

 Syringe 2

2.2 ± 2.2

10.0 ± 2.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.002

1.000

 Syringe 3

3.4 ± 2.3

7.3 ± 4.2

0.0 ± 0.0

2.2 ± 0.8

0.004

0.263

  1. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. n number of samples, P level of significance
  3. *Kruskal–Wallis test significance level
  4. †Dunn–Bonferroni’s multiple comparison adjusted significance level considering groups G3 and G4
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International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

ISSN: 2056-9920

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