Table 1.

Patient Demographics.

Patient	Age at surgery	Gender	Side	Hand dominance	Previous surgery	Comorbidity	WCB	Occupation	Duration of follow-up (months)
1	50	M	R	RHD	Bilateral CTR	Asthma	y	Sheet metal worker, unemployed	4
	50	M	L	RHD	Bilateral CTR	Asthma	y	Sheet metal worker, unemployed	11
2	73	F	R	RHD	2 prior: endoscopic and open CTR	T2DM, HTN		Self-employed driver	60
3	58	M	L	RHD	CTR ×2	CAD, ulnar brachial plexopathy	y	Financial officer	58
4	83	F	R	RHD	CTR	T2DM, HTN, Afib	n	Retired	26
5	67	M	R	RHD	CTR		n	Director of education	17
6	52	F	L	RHD	CTR ×2	GERD	n	On disability for other issue	12
7	63	M	R	RHD	CTR	T2DM, OA	n	Self-employed plumber	10
8	57	F	R	RHD	CTR	T2DM	n	Nurse	170
9	73	M	L		CTR	CAD, gout, Afib, OSA	n	Retired	22
10	82	F	L	RHD	Endoscopic CTR	HTN	n		20
11	49	M	R	LHD	Bilateral CTR		y	Autotechnician, on disability	72
	49	M	L	LHD	Bilateral CTR		y	Autotechnician, on disability	80
12	67	F	R	RHD	CTR		n	Homemaker	60

Note. WCB = Worker’s Compensation Board; RHD = right hand dominant; CTR = carpal tunnel release; T2DM = type 2 diabetes; HTN = hypertension; CAD = coronary artery disease; Afib = atrial fibrillation; GERD = gastric reflux; OA = osteoarthritis; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; LHD = left hand dominant.