Table 2 Comparison of the defect rates in surgical instrument packaging.

From: Application of healthcare failure mode and effect analysis in controlling surgical instrument packaging defects

Groups

Number of the surgical instrument packs

Number of packs in conformity with packaging criteria

Number of the packs with packaging defects

Defect rate (%)

Control group

183,642

183,544

98

0.053

Experimental group

190,231

190,209

22

0.012

  1. χ2 = 50.822; P = 0.001.
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