NBHC Population Health
October 11, 2017
A Canadian study suggests there's a small difference in patient outcomes for male and female surgeons, with patients of female surgeons doing slightly better following surgery than those whose surgeons were male. The study compared outcomes for patients undergoing one of 25 surgical operations by surgeons of both sexes, and found patients treated by female surgeons were 4% less likely to die in the 30 days after an operation. The study also looked at complications and readmissions, but no significant differences were found for patients of female and male surgeons.
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