Women Are 32% More Likely to Die After an Operation if Their Surgeon Is Male, Study Finds
Operating room staff.Photo: Getty Women are more likely to die after an operation if their surgeon is male, a new study found. Though the overall likelihood of dying after a surgery is still very low, women with a male surgeon were 16% more likely to have complications, 20% more likely to need to stay in the hospital for longer and 32% more likely to die than if their surgeon was female, researchers in Canada determined....