Surgeon Sex and Postoperative Resource Utilization: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Patients with male surgeons had higher postoperative resource utilization when compared with those treated by female surgeons, which was almost entirely driven by the higher use of home care. Further mixed-methods investigation is needed to better understand other potentially relevant factors including surgical outcomes, individual patient preferences, and surgical team decision-making.
Authors
- Jason Murray Sutherland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-2432)
- Allan S. Detsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-3121)
- Hannah S. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-5646)
- Kathleen Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-6725)
- Frances C. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-4997)
- Angela Jerath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-1151)
- Lesley Gotlib Conn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-5590)
- Khatereh Aminoltejari
- Amy N. Luckenbaugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-9372)
- Carlos Riveros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2551-7618)
- Kiyan Heybati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4465-2249)
- Colin J. L. McCartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5312-0012)
- Barbara L. Bass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9222-9800)
- Sanjana Ranganathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-4425)
- Christopher J. D. Wallis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-4026)
- Raj Satkunasivam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-9717)
- Arghavan Salles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1821-2285)
- Natalie Coburn
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- George Washington University (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000569
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87