Sex differences in authorship in cardiothoracic surgery during the early coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic negatively impacted cardiothoracic (CT) surgery, with changes in clinical, academic, and personal responsibilities. We hypothesized that the pandemic may disproportionately impact female academic CT surgeons, accentuating preexisting sex disparities. This study assessed sex differences in authorship of 2 major CT surgery journals during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

All accepted submissions to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery between April and August of 2019 and the same period in 2020 were reviewed. Article type and author characteristics were obtained from the journals. Author sex was predicted using a validated multinational dat

SUBMITTER: Elfaki LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9150085 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature