Corrigendum

The authors would like to bring attention to the error published in ‘Effect of Intrafix® SafeSet Infusion Apparatus on Phlebitis in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: a Case–Control Study’ F Liu D Chen, Y Liao, L Diao, Y Liu, M Wu, X Xue, C You and Y Kang Journal of International Medical Research 40(6) pp. 2321--2326. DOI: 10.1177/030006051204000630.

In the original published version of Table 3, the table headings ‘study group’ and ‘control group’ were incorrectly transposed. The correct table appears in full below.

Table 3.

Incidence of phlebitis in patients intravenously infused in the neurological intensive care unit with either normal infusion apparatus (control group) or Intrafix® SafeSet infusion apparatus (study group).

Phlebitis	Control group n = 836	Study group n = 709	Pearson's χ2-test	Statistical significance a
No	640 (76.6)	582 (82.1)
Yes	196 (23.4)	127 (17.9)	7.101	P = 0.008

Data expressed as n (%) of patients.

a

Pearson's χ²-test.

The authors apologise for this error.