[ConservativeMind]

This seems a real difference.

Understanding why is different, and the brief write up doesn’t offer much insight to that. However, it could be they were more diligent or careful, in some form.

I definitely would encourage everyone to do diligence on whomever will do serious work on you.

Maybe ask a doctor you do trust as to who they would personally use, along with reviews.

[ConservativeMind]

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[dfwgator]

Because they died?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Perhaps because there are more recently-trained female surgeons so they have newer knowledge?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Study shows health care costs lower for patients treated by female surgeons (About 25% less)

Does that mean female surgeons skimp on needed treatment options? I don't need a surgeon whose primary concern is saving on health care costs.

[HamiltonJay]

I don’t know the reason, but I would suspect that female surgeons may be less influenced by the breast size of the sales reps pitching them the equipment they use and implant that male surgeons.

After working in the health care industry for more than a decade, anyone telling you it is or ever will be a market driven economy is an abject idiot.

[Jubal Harshaw]

I will say that the VAST majority of female surgeons I’ve met (and I’ve met a lot) seem to be native born Americans, with a very few Europeans mixed in.

I’ve also noticed that the VAST majority, and perhaps all, of physicians I’ve seen who view their patients only as cash cows, who perform (or at least bill for) whatever tests / procedures have the highest believable billing codes rather than what is best for the patient, appear not to be from quite the same background as most female surgeons.

This study may be confounded by other factors that affect what cultures in the US produce female surgeons.

[Wilderness Conservative]

Does the study include female surgeons with penises?

[pas]

Tomorrow they will frame the same data as a bad thing since then it will show female surgeons are being paid less.

[ansel12]

Are male surgeons a higher percentage of the best surgeons, the cutting-edge doctors, the risk-taking doctors, the ones who are the last-ditch effort for the truly desperate and low-chance patients?

When it comes to the toughest cases, are male doctors overly represented in taking on those patients?

[lepton]

adjusted relative risk, 1.10

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What does this mean here?

[Candor7]

I recentpy had day surgery. Iyt was painful. I had a choise between a feale surgeon and a male surgeon.

I ch9se the female.

She was gentle and kind, and very dextrous.

So I had a very quick , uncomplicated recovery.

I think that women surgeons have a more gentle approach, and are more gentle in treatment.

[mewzilla]

They combined the data for elective and emergent cases...

Okaaaaay...