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. 2018 Sep 10;33(5):1640–1649. doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6439-y

Table 2.

Correlation between perfusion factors and anastomotic complications

Perfusion factor Parameters Anastomotic complications P value
(−) (n = 80) (+) (n = 6)
Fluorescence intensity-related factors FMIN (AU) 10.6 ± 1.0 11.5 ± 2.5 0.820
FMAX (AU) 58.0 ± 3.4 34.9 ± 7.4 0.074
Slope (AU/sec) 2.5 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.2 < 0.001
Perfusion time-related factors TMAX (sec) 30.3 ± 2.3 64.0 ± 11.7 < 0.001
T1/2MAX (sec) 11.7 ± 0.8 40.37 ± 7.8 < 0.001
TR 0.4 ± 0.0 0.6 ± 0.0 < 0.001

P value (two-sided independent samples t test). The values are expressed as mean ± standard error

FMIN fluorescence intensity on baseline, FMAX fluorescence difference between maximum and baseline intensity, Slope (Slope = ∆F/∆T = FMAX/TMAX), TMAX time from first fluorescence increase to maximum (∆T), T1/2MAX time from first fluorescence increase to half of maximum, TR time ratio (TR = T1/2MAX/TMAX), AU arbitrary unit