Are female patients more likely to die if the surgeon is male?

Published: Jan. 23, 2022, 3 p.m.

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In early January several newspapers ran article claiming that \\u2018women are 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon. If true, this is a terrifying figure but is all as it seems? We dig into the data to find out whether women should really be worried about having a male surgeon.

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