Association of anaesthesia provider sex with perioperative complications: a two-centre retrospective cohort study

D von Wedel, S Redaelli, LJ Wachtendorf… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies suggested that surgeon sex is associated with differential
patient outcomes. Whether this also applies to anaesthesia providers is unclear. We …

A matter of life and death: physician gender and patient outcomes after surgery

GR Lorello, AM Flexman - British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence supports an effect of physician gender (or sex, a surrogate used in
many studies) on important patient outcomes such as death, complications, and hospital …

Unravelling the effect of anaesthesia provider sex on patient outcomes: statistical analyses for sound conclusions

J Kasza, YI Wan - British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024 - Elsevier
Unravelling the impact of the sex of the anaesthesia provider on the outcomes of patients
requires careful statistical analysis and the validity of many assumptions. A recent study in …

Surgery as a Team Sport: Can Team Composition Influence Patient Outcomes?

LA Fleisher, M Lane-Fall - Annals of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Surgery is a team sport, with patient outcomes influenced by all the members of the team.
Over the past several decades, analysis of surgical outcomes has demonstrated the …