Table 1 Thermography data

Mean application time, s

2.5

1.46

2.5

1.75

2.05 (0.53)

1.2

1.09

1.52

1.53

1.34 (0.22)

0.112

Min application time, s

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.5

0.33 (0.17)

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.28 (0.15)

0.773

Max application time, s

11.5

7.9

9.8

9.6

9.7 (1.5)

4.1

3.4

6.8

5.8

5.03 (1.55)

0.03

Application duration > 3 s, %

n/d*

6,3%

25%

6,8%

12.7 (10.7)

3%

1,2%

11,8%

10,3%

6.6

(5.3)

0.595

Cecum T max, °C

58.9

55.3

59.1

48.4

55.4 (4.9)

61.3

57.2

48.8

56.1

55.9 (5.2)

0.885

Mesoappendix T max °C

152.4

146

160.4

157.2

154 (6.3)

160.6

156.4

160.8

160.5

159.6 (2.1)

0.112

T ≥ 42° duration on cecum^a, s

42

n/d^b

13.4

15.5

23.6 (15.9)

24

14

12

13

15.8 (5.6)

0.377

Lateral thermal spread^a, mm

8

n/d^b

4.6

4.48

5.7 (1.9)

5.6

5.6

6

9.3

6.6 (1.8)

0.372

Lateral thermal spread on mesoappendix^a, mm

28

24

27.6

20.4

25 (3.6)

33

18.4

20.4

32.4

26.1 (7.7)

0.886

Lateral thermal spread on intestinal loop, mm

1.8

1.6

2.5

3.3

2.3 (0.8)

1.4

1.6

3

6

3 (2.1)

0.886

Complication

no

no

Intestinal wall full thickness necrosis

Intestinal perforation

2/4

no

no

Intestinal perforation

Intestinal perforation

2/4