Table 3.
Transmission rates during the first 4 days postoperatively.
| Transmission | Percent mean (SD) |
| Transmission on day of Sxa | 99.5 (0.03) |
| Transmission on postoperative day 1 | 98.3 (0.06) |
| Transmissions on postoperative day 2 | 97.9 (0.06) |
| Transmissions on postoperative day 3 | 97.8 (0.06) |
| Transmissions on postoperative day 4 | 90.9 (0.24) |
| Transmission per day overallb | 96.4 (5.9) |
aDay of Sx: Four transmissions (blood pressure [BP], heart rate [HR], oxygen saturation [SpO2], and pain); postoperative days 1-4: (BP, HR, SpO2, pain) × 4 per day × 4 days; total possible transmissions: 68 per patient during the study.
b95% CI 94.8-98.0.