Surgical outcomes, who does better — male vs female surgeons?

Want to ensure that patients will get better outcomes after surgery? It’s easy, just do what female surgeons do.

A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery, suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower rates of adverse postoperative long-term outcomes including death compared to similar patients treated by male surgeons. Long-term is defined as any outcome within 90 days or within a year.

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