Research Article

Effect of the PIVO Device on the Procedure of Phlebotomy from Peripheral IV Catheters

Table 5

Bland-Altman limits of agreement analysis.

Sodium Comparison
TestRef.TestControl Difference 
(Test - Control)
B-A Limits of AgreementEquivalent 4 mmol/L Allowable Error
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD-valueLBUB

A2Control139.752.03139.752.370.001.541.000−3.023.02Equivalent
B2Control139.462.15139.752.37−0.291.610.355−3.442.86Equivalent
C2Control139.611.93139.752.37−0.141.510.620−3.102.81Equivalent
D2Control139.742.35139.822.39−0.071.750.828−3.513.36Equivalent

Creatinine Comparison
TestRef.TestControl Difference 
(Test - Control)
B-A Limits of AgreementEquivalent 5% Allowable Error
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD-valueLBUB

A2Control0.820.150.810.150.010.070.602−0.130.15Equivalent
B2Control0.810.170.810.150.000.081.000−0.150.15Equivalent
C2Control0.810.150.810.150.000.061.000−0.120.12Equivalent
D2Control0.800.160.820.15−0.020.080.161−0.180.13Equivalent