Table 2.

Oesophageal temperature dynamics

	LPLD	HPSD	P value
Maximum temperature (°C) (median, IQR)	38.7 ± 0.3	38.6 ± 1.0	0.23
Lesions with temperature ≥ 39°C per patient (median, IQR)	2 ± 5.5	1.5 ± 3.0	0.93
Lesions with rapid temperature rise per patient
>0.5–1°C rise within 5 s (median, IQR)	4 ± 6	5 ± 4	0.78
>1°C rise within 5 s (median, IQR)	2 ± 4.75	2 ± 3.75	0.68
Total time above 38°C (s)	33.0 ± 25.2	34.7 ± 21.0	0.46
RF duration (median, IQR)	12 ± 8	8 ± 4	<0.01

HPSD, higher power short duration; IQR, interquartile range; LPLD, lower power longer duration.