Research Article
Tissue-Welding Device: Considerable Advantages for Spleen Surgery Based on Histological and Cardiorespiratory Investigation
Table 3
Thermoeffect of various surgical devices on the tissue on experimental day 0 and granulation tissue on day 7 and day 14.
| | Type of surgical device | Suture used | Median tissue temperature °C (IQR) Day 0 | Median tissue necrosis in μm (IQR) Day 0 | Median of granulation tissue in μm (IQR) | Value | | Day 7 | Day 14 |
| | TWD | No | 57.01 (49.1–66.4) | 443 (354–758) | - | - | - | | Laser | Yes | 187.03 (168.3–234.1) | 86.08 (66.6–94) | 1123 (562–1498) | 497 (378–531) | 0.188 | | EC | Yes | 73.25 (69.23–79.28) | 281 (171–335) | 2044 (1175–2811) | 1910 (1403–1935) | 0.813 | | RD | Yes | 47.5 (45.2–50.1) | 0 | 361 (298–517) | 392 (266–477) | 1 | | Scalpel | Yes | 35 (34.6–35.4) | 0 | 974 (683–1575) | 357 (254–435) | 0.125 |
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IQR-interquartile range presented as Q1–Q3, TWD – Tissue-welding device, EC-Electrocoagulator, RD-Radiofrequency device.
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