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Self-Reported Practice Patterns of 505 Survey Respondents*
| Hand Preference | N (%) | |
| LHD Respondents (n = 78) | RHD Respondents (n = 427) | |
| Scalpel/cautery use | ||
| Primarily left | 50 (64) | 1 (0.23) |
| Primarily right | 8 (10) | 406 (95) |
| Ambidextrous | 20 (26) | 20 (4.7) |
| Suturing | ||
| Primarily left | 41 (53) | 2 (0.47) |
| Primarily right | 30 (38) | 417 (98) |
| Ambidextrous | 7 (9.0) | 8 (1.9) |
LHD = left hand dominant and RHD = right hand dominant.
