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. 2014 Aug 22;9(8):e102226. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102226

Table 4. The duration of administration in each surgical department.

Paper-based guidelines (day, mean±(d)) DRUGS (day, mean±(d))
General surgery 2.57±1.45 0.46±0.21**
Stomach intestine surgery 3.01±2.16 0.59±0.23**
Orthopedics 3.27±2.31 0.88±0.41**
Gynaecology and obstetrics 4.87±1.86 2.24±1.02*
Liver and gall surgery 2.73±0.84 0.82±0.45*

t-test (or t'-test),

* P<0.05,

** P<0.01 vs. paper-based guidelines.