Female patients found to have 15% more chance of a bad outcome than if procedure was performed by a woman
The findings have sparked a debate about the fact that surgery in the UK remains a hugely male-dominated area of medicine. Photograph: Frances Roberts/Alamy
Denis Campbell Health policy editorTue 4 Jan 2022 09.00 EST
Women who are operated on by a male surgeon are much more likely to die, experience complications and be readmitted to hospital than when a woman performs the procedure, research reveals.
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