Improved ex vivo blood compatibility of central venous catheter with noble metal alloy coating.

J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater · 2016 · PMC5054833 · PMID 26698606

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highly significantp ≥ 0.05actually significant

Values of p < 0.05 were considered significant, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001 were considered highly significant, and values of p ≥ 0.05 were considered not significant.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Clinical trials of the product indicated that BG‐coated CVCs not only reduced the risk of infection but also resulted in less thrombosis (0.8%) as compared to uncoated CVC (2.7%); however, the difference did not reach statistical significance due to low numbers. 11 , 12 BG has recently developed a new BG‐coated CVC, the Bactiguard Infection Protection (BIP) CVC, intended to have increased anti‐microbial properties without compromising blood compatibility.

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