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Large study finds female physicians linked to better patient survival
Original: A 14-year-long retrospective cohort study of almost 960,000 hospital inpatients with acute medical conditions (congestiv
A 14-year retrospective cohort study covering nearly 960,000 hospital inpatients with acute medical conditions — including heart failure, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pneumonia, stroke and gastrointestinal bleeding — found that patients treated by female physicians had better outcomes. The finding is drawing attention among clinicians and researchers, adding to a growing body of evidence on physician sex and patient outcomes in hospital care.
Why now: The study's large scale and its striking finding about physician sex and patient outcomes make it a talking point in medical circles.
female physicianshospital inpatientsacute medical care
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- A 14-year-long retrospective cohort study of almost 960,000 hospital inpatients with acute medical conditions (congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pneumonia, stroke, and GI tract bleeding) found that those who were treated by female… · rdnielsen@floss.social · 276
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