The effect of implementation of evidence-based eye care protocol for patients in the intensive care units on superficial eye disorders

Table 3 Comparison of the incidence of ocular hyperemia, eyelid crust, dry eye and corneal opacity in the test and control eye

Days		Ocular hyperemia				McNemar test p-value	Eyelid crust				McNemar test p-value	Xerophthalmia				McNemar test p-value	Corneal opacity				McNemar test p-value
		Control		Test			Control		Test			Control		Test			Control		Test
		yes	NO	Yes	NO		yes	NO	yes	NO		yes	NO	yes	NO		yes	NO	yes	NO
Second day	no	10	22	11	21	1.000	14	18	14	18	1.000	0	32	0	32	-	0	32	0	32	-
Second day	%	31.3	68.7	34.4	65.6	1.000	43.8	56.2	43.8	56.2	1.000	0	100	0	100	-	0	100	0	100	-
Third day	no	11	21	12	20	1.000	17	15	15	17	0.500	4	28	0	32	0.125	1	31	0	32	1.000
Third day	%	34.4	65.6	37.5	62.5	1.000	53.1	46.9	46.9	53.1	0.500	12.5	87.5	0	100	0.125	3.1	96.9	0	100
Fourth day	no	11	21	12	20	1.000	18	14	14	18	0.125	15	17	1	31	0.000	7	25	1	31	0.031
Fourth day	%	34.4	65.6	37.5	62.5	1.000	56.2	43.8	43.8	56.2	0.125	46.9	53.1	3.1	96.9	0.000	21.9	78.1	3.1	96.9	0.031
Fifth day	no	13	19	13	19	1.000	19	13	12	20	0.016	19	13	2	30	0.000	14	18	1	31	0.000
Fifth day	%	40.6	59.4	40.6	59.4	1.000	59.4	40.6	37.5	62.5	0.016	59.4	40.6	6.3	93.7	0.000	43.8	56.2	3.1	96.9	0.000
Sixth day	no	13	19	13	19	1.000	19	13	12	20	0.016	19	13	2	30	0.000	20	12	2	30	0.000
Sixth day	%	40.6	59.4	40.6	59.4	1.000	59.4	40.6	37.5	62.5	0.016	59.4	40.6	6.3	93.7	0.000	62.5	37.5	6.3	93.7	0.000
Seventh day	no	13	19	13	19	1.000	19	13	12	20	0.016	19	13	2	30	0.000	20	12	2	30	0.000
Seventh day	%	40.6	59.4	40.6	59.4	1.000	59.4	40.6	37.5	62.5	0.016	59.4	40.6	6.3	93.7	0.000	62.5	37.5	6.3	93.7	0.000
Cochran test p-value		0.042		0.916			0.003		0.572			0.186		0.000			0.186		0.000

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