Table 2.

In situ vessel or vascular bundle diameters immediately before sealing (Primary experiment)

Vessel type	thermoSEAL mode (TSM)		BiClamp® mode (BCM)		p value
	No.	mean ± STD (range) [mm]	No.	mean ± STD (range) [mm]
All vessels	50	4.5 ± 1.5 (2.1–9.6)	49	4.4 ± 1.4 (2.2–9.0)	0.75
Arteries	25	3.7 ± 0.8 (2.1–5.9)	23	4.0 ± 1.1 (2.9–6.8)	0.79
Veins	19	5.4 ± 1.7 (3.2–9.6)	14	5.0 ± 1.3 (2.2–6.9)	0.45
Vascular bundles	6	4.7 ± 0.5 (4.0–5.5)	12	4.6 ± 1.8 (2.8–9.0)	0.89