Open AccessTips for southpaw cardiac surgery trainees
Author(s) -
Chirag Sumithra Prasannakumar,
Seetharama Padebettu Subramanya Bhat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-021-01237-7
Subject(s) - cardiac surgery , vascular surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , medicine , medical education , surgery , general surgery
The right-handed surgeons/mentors face difficulties when it comes to training left-handed cardiac surgical trainees. Those who are left dominant and non-ambidextrous have to devise their own ways to operate safely and expeditiously. These are some suggestions that can help mentors to plan a proper training program for a left-handed trainee and for the trainees to overcome their shortcomings.