Table 4.
Veins
| C5 distal | C5 proximal | HA | HA7 | LS | ES | p | p-Value for pairwise comparisons (Tukey adjustment for multiple comparisons) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (2–5 mm) | ||||||||
| N | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Vessel size, mm (mean) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.647 | None significant |
| Bursting pressure, mm Hg (mean) | 743 | 1048 | 447 | 533 | 730 | 533 | 0.009a | HA<C5P(0.02); HA7<C5P(0.001); ES<C5P(0.001) |
| Maximum jaw temperature | 128 | 125 | 162 | 164 | 90 | 100 | 0.022a | LS<HA7(0.001); LS<HA(0.012); ES<HA7(0.001) |
| Percentage of burst pressure failure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Medium (5.1–7 mm) | ||||||||
| N | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Vessel size, mm (mean) | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.554 | None significant |
| Bursting pressure, mm Hg (mean) | 704 | 730 | 271 | 560 | 464 | 560 | <0.001a | HA<C5P(0.022); HA<C5D(0.017; LS<C5P(0.010); LS<C5D(0.018) |
| Maximum jaw temperature | 126 | 123 | 170 | 184 | 89 | 104 | <0.001a | LS<HA7(0.001); LS<HA(0.001); ES<HA7(0.001); ES<HA(0.001); C5P<HA7(0.001) |
| Percentage of burst pressure failure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Large (7.1–9 mm) | ||||||||
| N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Vessel size, mm (mean) | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.833 | None significant | |
| Bursting pressure, mm Hg (mean) | 449 | 336 | 446 | 364 | 446 | 0.877 | None significant | |
| Maximum jaw temperature | 123 | 193 | 186 | 96 | 118 | <0.001a | LS<HA7(0.021); LS<HA(0.001); ES<HA7(0.001); ES<HA(0.001); C5<HA7(0.001); C5<HA(0.012) |
|
| Percentage of burst pressure failure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | |
a
Significant at p < 0.05.