Are female surgeons better than men??! episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 10, 2023 · 41 MIN

Are female surgeons better than men??!

from GU Cast | Urology Podcast · host Professor Declan Murphy & Dr Renu Eapen

The mass media were quick to pick up on two papers in JAMA Surgery last week with headlines such as "Patients have better outcomes with female surgeons", and "Should you pick the sex of your surgeon?". So what's it all about??We chat with lead author of one of these papers. Dr Chris Wallis, Urologist at the University of Toronto, whose looked at outcomes for more than 1.2 million (!!) patients undergoing a range of surgery types, and showed that patients operated on by female surgeons had less complications and better survival. Another study from Sweden showed similar benefits in patients undergoing gallbladder surgery. Chris tells us more. Plus Aoife McVey brings us some great social media highlights this week.  Even better on our YouTube channelArticle Links:Chris Wallis et al paper Swedish study on gallbladder surgery Guardian Newspaper article Twitter Links: Fun at the EUREP Meeting courtesy of Uros Milenkovoic Kim Kardashian in an MRI scanner Rhea Liang weighs in on ortho comments David Canes explains bladder diverticulum 3David Canes Youtube channel 

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Sep 10, 2023

Embed this episode

The mass media were quick to pick up on two papers in JAMA Surgery last week with headlines such as "Patients have better outcomes with female surgeons", and "Should you pick the sex of your surgeon?". So what's it all about?? We chat with lead author of one of these papers. Dr Chris Wallis, Urologist at the University of Toronto, whose looked at outcomes for more than 1.2 million (!!) patients undergoing a range of surgery types, and showed that patients operated on by female surgeons had le...

Distinct summary based on available episode metadata or transcript content.

NOW PLAYING

Are female surgeons better than men??!

0:00 41:51

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of GU Cast | Urology Podcast?

This episode is 41 minutes long.

When was this GU Cast | Urology Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on September 10, 2023.

Can I download this GU Cast | Urology Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!