Female surgeons perform better than men

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A Canadian and US study of more than one million Canadian patients who underwent surgery found those treated by female surgeons were less likely than those treated by male surgeons to have postoperative problems 90 days and one year after surgery. Exactly why women make better surgeons than men and what could be done to bring male surgeons up to the standards of their female colleagues should be the subject of further study, the researchers say.

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From: JAMA

Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Common Surgeries

About The Study: The results of this study of one million patients suggest that patients treated by female surgeons have a lower risk-adjusted likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes at 90 days and one year following surgery. These findings further support differences in patient outcomes based on physician sex that warrant deeper study regarding underlying causes and potential solutions.

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conference: JAMA Surgery

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Organisation/s: Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Funder: This study was supported by ICES, which is funded by an annual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC). This project was supported, in part, by the Data Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto.

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