Women in cardiac surgery: a global workforce analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cardiac surgery remains one of the most gender-imbalanced surgical specialties. Women constitute 6-11% of the North American workforce, while other regional data are scarce. Despite the acknowledged under-representation of women in cardiac surgery globally and evidence that surgeon-patient gender concordance enhances postoperative outcomes, precise figures remain poorly defined. Herein, we provide the 1st global quantification of women cardiac surgeons (WCS) and explore correlates of workforce diversity.

Methods

The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network database was queried for cardiac surgeons within each country and cross-validated with external sources. Profile pronouns and the genderize.io application determined surgeon sex. Data were stratified by country, geographi

SUBMITTER: Izumi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature