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The error-investigating rat model is often created by one or two experienced surgeons, and only one isolated technical error is examined. These biases may potentially cause limitations of the results from previous studies. Meanwhile, venous anastomoses have rarely been investigated in previous literature. Therefore, it is important to elucidate this topic with a more comprehensive study design.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003Ninety-four arterial and 94 venous anastomoses on Sprague\u2013Dawley rat femoral vessels that were performed by 47 microsurgeons who participated in the microsurgery course at the Columbia University and the University of Thessaloniki were evaluated. In total, 10 technical errors were examined: (1) disruption of suture line, (2) back-wall stitch, (3) oblique stitch, (4) wide bite, (5) partial thickness bite, (6) unequal suture distance, (7) tear in vessel wall, (8) excessively tight suture, (9) suture threads in lumen, and (10) large edge overlap. The frequency of each error committed, and the 30-minute postoperative patency was also recorded. The underlying causal relationship between these errors, potential interaction, and the short-term anastomosis patency was analyzed statistically.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003Only the back-wall stitch was found to have a significant causal effect on arterial anastomosis failure (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Back-wall stitch, wide bite, and partial thickness bite significantly impact venous anastomosis patency (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). No other statistically significant result was found.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Overall, the rat model is highly resilient to various technical errors despite these mistakes being often considered clinically unacceptable. Therefore, researchers need to consider the resilience of the rat model when designing and analyzing future studies. 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