Table 5 Thermal lateral spread (TL)
Vessel type | thermoSEAL mode (TSM) | BiClamp® mode (BCM) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | mean ± STD (range) [mm] | No. | mean ± STD (range) [mm] | ||
All vessels | 40 | 0.68 ± 0.32 (0–1.4) | 34 | 0.72 ± 0.41 (0–1.4) | 0.61 |
Arteries | 27 | 0.67 ± 0.31 (0–1.2) | 25 | 0.68 ± 0.45 (0–1.4) | 0.96 |
Veins | 13 | 0.69 ± 0.34 (0.2–1.4) | 9 | 0.85 ± 0.27 (0.4–1.4) | 0.28 |
Renal arteries | 7 | 0.74 ± 0.13 (0.6–1.0) | 6 | 0.70 ± 0.48 (0.2–1.4) | 0.81 |
Femoral arteries | 10 | 0.64 ± 0.43 (0–1.2) | 8 | 0.49 ± 0.40 (0–1.0) | 0.46 |
Axillary arteries | 9 | 0.64 ± 0.28 (0.2–1.0) | 10 | 0.85 ± 0.46 (0.1–1.4) | 0.26 |
Renal veins | 5 | 0.65 ± 0.28 (0.3–1.0) | 4 | 1.0 ± 0.26 (0.7–1.4) | 0.19 |
Jugular veins | 8 | 0.72 ± 0.39 (0.2–1.4) | 5 | 0.72 ± 0.24 (0.4–1.0) | 0.99 |