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Laparoscopic Ambidexterity in Left-Handed Trainees.

Madhuri B Nagaraj1, Kareem R AbdelFattah1, Deborah E Farr1

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

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Left-handed surgeons showed better performance and less variability in laparoscopic surgery tasks, even when using their non-dominant hand. This suggests a potential advantage for left-handed individuals in developing surgical ambidexterity.

Keywords:
AmbidexterityAt-home simulation trainingBimanual dexterityLaparoscopic curriculumLeft-handedManual asymmetry

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Skill Acquisition
  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Handedness Research

Background:

  • Objective data on handedness in surgery is limited.
  • Laparoscopic surgery requires ambidexterity, posing challenges for surgeons with a dominant hand.
  • Understanding handedness patterns can optimize surgical training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate handedness patterns in surgical residents.
  • To evaluate the impact of handedness on laparoscopic task performance.
  • To identify potential advantages of left-handedness in surgical skill acquisition.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 16 surgical residents' performance on bimanual laparoscopic tasks.
  • Assessment of delta time (dominant vs. nondominant hand task completion time).
  • Comparison of task completion times and variability between left-handed and right-handed dominant residents.

Main Results:

  • 25% of residents were left-handed dominant; 75% were right-handed dominant.
  • Left-handed residents showed significantly shorter task completion times in Task 2 (P=0.02).
  • Left-handed residents exhibited smaller performance variability across all tasks and significantly shorter delta times.

Conclusions:

  • Left-handed dominant residents demonstrated superior performance and less variability in laparoscopic tasks.
  • The majority of left-handed residents adapted to using their non-dominant hand, yet still outperformed right-handed peers.
  • Findings suggest a potential advantage for left-handedness in surgical ambidexterity and inform curriculum development.