Table 2.

Determination of significance.

Average Total Emboli (I Group)	Average Total Emboli (J Group)	Mean Difference of Total Emboli Between Two Groups (= I – J)	SE	Significance	95% Confidence Interval
					Upper Bound	Lower Bound
Pre-oxygenator
Blood0	Blood–40	11,455.667*	1989.455	.002	−18,145.37	−4,765.97
	Blood–20	−7,373.333*	1989.455	.030	−14,063.03	−683.63
	Blood–10	−5,990.333	1989.455	.084	−12,680.03	699.37
Blood–40	Blood0	11,455.667*	1989.455	.002	4,765.97	18,145.37
	Blood–20	4,082.333	1989.455	.316	−2,607.37	10,772.03
	Blood–10	5,465.333	1989.455	.123	−1,224.37	12,155.03
Blood–20	Blood0	7,373.333*	1989.455	.030	683.63	14,063.03
	Blood–40	−4,082.333	1989.455	.316	−10,772.03	2,607.37
	Blood–10	1,383.000	1989.455	.953	−5,306.70	8,072.70
Blood–10	Blood0	5,990.333	1989.455	.084	−699.37	12,680.03
	Blood–40	−5,465.333	1989.455	.123	−12,155.03	1,224.37
	Blood–20	−1,383.000	1989.455	.953	−8,072.70	5,306.70
Post-oxygenator
Blood0	Blood–40	−52.000*	12.222	.014	−93.10	−10.90
	Blood–20	−34.333	12.222	.112	−75.43	6.76
	Blood–10	−16.333	12.222	.678	−57.43	24.76
Blood–40	Blood0	52.000*	12.222	.014	10.90	93.10
	Blood–20	17.667	12.222	.617	−23.43	58.76
	Blood–10	35.667	12.222	.096	−5.43	76.76
Blood–20	Blood0	34.333	12.222	.112	−6.76	75.43
	Blood–40	−17.667	12.222	.617	−58.76	23.43
	Blood–10	18.000	12.222	.602	−23.10	59.10
Blood–10	Blood0	16.333	12.222	.678	−24.76	57.43
	Blood–40	−35.667	12.222	.096	−76.76	5.43
	Blood–20	−18.000	12.222	.602	−59.10	23.10
Post-arterial filter
Blood0	Blood–40	.667	2.000	.997	−6.06	7.39
	Blood–20	3.000	2.000	.587	−3.73	9.73
	Blood–10	3.333	2.000	.496	−3.39	10.06
Blood–40	Blood0	−.667	2.000	.997	−7.39	6.06
	Blood–20	2.333	2.000	.769	−4.39	9.06
	Blood–10	2.667	2.000	.680	−4.06	9.39
Blood–20	Blood0	−3.000	2.000	.587	−9.73	3.73
	Blood–40	−2.333	2.000	.769	−9.06	4.39
	Blood–10	.333	2.000	1.000	−6.39	7.06
Blood–10	Blood0	−3.333	2.000	.496	−10.06	3.39
	Blood–40	−2.667	2.000	.680	−9.39	4.06
	Blood–20	−.333	2.000	1.000	−7.06	6.39

^*Denotes statistical significance at p = .05.