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Cattledog

(6,408 posts) Thu Apr 6, 2023, 05:59 PM Apr 2023

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You are 15-30% more likely to die if operated on by a male surgeon [View all]

than a female surgeon.

15% male surgeon, male patient

30% male surgeon, female patient.

CBS Evening News.

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You are 15-30% more likely to die if operated on by a male surgeon [View all] Cattledog Apr 2023 OP

Why? BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #1

It could be arrogance feeding carelessness Warpy Apr 2023 #13

Maybe male surgeons are hyper confident and have less empathy for female patients. Beakybird Apr 2023 #2

One female anaesthesiologist said that there is a very different feel in the room niyad Apr 2023 #10

It would be interesting to see how they did the calculation. There are far more male surgeons than napi21 Apr 2023 #3

please google and read, for example, the nyt article, which discussed and niyad Apr 2023 #7

I only have female doctors nt leftieNanner Apr 2023 #4

I just googled "male surgeon vs female surgeon outcomes". The results niyad Apr 2023 #5

There are endless ways that statistic could be misleading Shermann Apr 2023 #6

I'm always leary of these statistics done by analyzing other studies UniqueUserName Apr 2023 #8

I believe that medical specialty & trauma level are going to influence those statistics. TexasTowelie Apr 2023 #9

I wonder if that model controls for surgical specialty/type. David__77 Apr 2023 #11

Males try to wrap things up quickly to get to golf course. Silent Type Apr 2023 #12

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