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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.
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Chirag Sumithra Prasannakumar, Bhat, S.P.S. Tips for southpaw cardiac surgery trainees. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 37, 614–616 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-021-01237-7
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