Left-handed Surgical Instruments - A Guide for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Left-handed Surgical Instruments - A Guide for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Results Clear explanations with diagrams and photos are used to illustrate the differences of the most commonly used surgical instruments. We demonstrate how this affects needle and tissue handling, as well as performance. Tips are also given for scrub nurses on handling and loading left-handed instruments. We recommend a standard set that will allow Cardiothoracic Units to provide the essentia...

Left-handed surgical instruments – a guide for cardiac surgeons

For ease of use and to aid precision, left-handed instruments are invaluable to the left-handed surgeon. Although they exist, they are not available in many surgical centres. As a result, most operating theatre staff (including many left-handers) have little knowledge of their value or even application. With specific reference to cardiac surgery, this article addresses the ways in which they di...

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Relations between cardiothoracic surgeons and industry.

2009;87:1334-1336 Ann Thorac Surg Committee Ethics Committee and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Standards and Ethics Michael J. Mack, Robert M. Sade and American Association for Thoracic Surgery Relations Between Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Industry http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/87/5/1334 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated...

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ABCTRACT: To find out what percentage of the men are left-handed or as a rule use their left hand for writing or do precise or complicated jobs is to question them directly. Neurologists believe that less than 10 percent of people are left - handed. In our study, we should like to know the correct percentage of the men living in Rasht are left -handed . This study is statistically based on m...