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Are female patients more likely to die if the surgeon is male?

In early January several newspapers ran article claiming that 鈥榳omen are 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon. If true, this is a terrifying figure but is all as it seems? We dig into the data to find out whether women should really be worried about having a male surgeon.

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9 minutes

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Mon 24 Jan 2022 10:50GMT

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  • Sun 23 Jan 2022 14:50GMT
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