Differences in Cholecystectomy Outcomes and Operating Time Between Male and Female Surgeons in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Female surgeons are still in the minority worldwide, and highlighting gender differences in surgery is important in understanding and reducing inequities within the surgical specialty. Studies on different surgical procedures indicate equal results, or safer outcomes, for female surgeons, but it is still unclear whether surgical outcomes of gallstone surgery differ between female and male surgeons.

Objective

To examine the association of the surgeon's gender with surgical outcomes and operating time in elective and acute care cholecystectomies.

Design, setting, and participants

A population-based cohort study based on data from the Swedish Registry of Gallstone Surgery was performed from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2019. The sample included all registe

SUBMITTER: Blohm M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature