A new study has been published in JAMA SurgeryResearch has shown that women surgeons have better outcomes for patients.
These results were based on the analysis of U.S.-based and Canadian researchers, who looked at data from more that 1.3 million Ontario patients between 2007 and 2019.
A peer-reviewed journal found that female patients treated with male surgeons were more likely to have unfavorable outcomes than those treated by female doctors.
This includes a 32% increase risk of death, 16% increase in major complications and 11% increase in readmission to the hospital within a 30-day window post-surgery.
The outcomes of men after surgery were similar regardless of gender. However, data showed that there was a 13% higher death rate for those who had a male surgeon than those who had been treated by a woman surgeon.