Baseline characteristic | Control (skin cleansing) group n = 11 | Experimental (venous access) group n = 15 | p value |
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Postgraduate year levelb | |||
 1 and 2 | 5 (56) | 8 (62) | 1.00 |
 3 to 5 | 4 (44) | 5 (38) | – |
Gender | |||
 Males | 9 (82) | 9 (60) | 0.39 |
 Females | 2 (18) | 6 (40) | – |
Months rotating in the intensive care unit | |||
 0 or 1 | 7 (64) | 7 (47) | 0.39 |
 2 or more months | 4 (36) | 8 (53) | – |
Median no. of central venous catheterization performed (interquartile range) | 3 (1–12) | 3 (1–25) | 0.51 |
Mean self-rated ability to perform procedure (± standard deviation)c | 2.5 ± 1.2 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 0.48 |