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Large study finds female physicians linked to better patient outcomes
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 conditions — including heart failure, heart attack, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pneumonia, stroke and gastrointestinal bleeding — found patients treated by female physicians had better outcomes than those treated by male physicians. The findings are prompting renewed discussion about sex differences in physician performance and what drives them in hospital care.
Why now: The study's large scale and its finding of a survival advantage for patients treated by female physicians challenge assumptions and spark debate in medicine.
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 · 283
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