Surgery has been a male-dominated occupation for many years for now, mainly because very few women enrolled in medical schools. But the latest report published by BMJ indicates that the female surgeons turn out to be better than their male counterparts. The study conducted by the Canadian researchers who analyzed the outcomes of 104,000 surgeries in total noted that female surgeon tends to have lower death rates, fewer complications, and lower readmissions to the hospital by 1 month after the procedure.
The study has matched surgeons by age, experience, and difficulty of cases. The researchers indicate that female doctor's ability to communicate and engage with their patients, their adeptness at collaborating with colleagues, and their tendency to adhere to guidelines while treating patients might be some of the contributing factors. However, other factors that are actually driving…
