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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Oct 27;170(3):788–794. doi: 10.1002/ohn.568

Table 2. Instruments.

Number and percentages of participants who reported difficulty using various surgical instruments, as well as number and percentage who felt that they needed to use instruments differently than they were designed.

Instrument Participants with Difficulty (N, %) Participants Modifying Use (N, %)
Drills 19 (20%) 17 (18%)
Flexible Endoscopes 11 (11%) 12 (13%)
Rigid Endoscopes 21 (22%) 21 (22%)
Ligasure 15 (16%) 7 (7%)
Retractors 24 (25%) 17 (18%)
Needle Drivers/Clamps 16 (17%) 16 (17%)
Clip Appliers 17 (18%) 10 (10%)
Nasal Endoscopic Equipment 27 (28%) 23 (24%)
Suction Bovie 4 (4%) 4 (4%)
Microdebrider 9 (9%) 7 (7%)
None 22 (23%) 30 (31%)