Unravelling the effect of anaesthesia provider sex on patient outcomes: statistical analyses for sound conclusions.
causal inference
estimation
gender
quality of healthcare
sex
Journal
British journal of anaesthesia
ISSN: 1471-6771
Titre abrégé: Br J Anaesth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372541
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jul 2024
03 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
30
04
2024
revised:
10
06
2024
accepted:
11
06
2024
medline:
5
7
2024
pubmed:
5
7
2024
entrez:
4
7
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Unravelling the impact of the sex of the anaesthesia provider on the outcomes of patients requires careful statistical analysis and the validity of many assumptions. A recent study in the British Journal of Anaesthesia investigates the effect of anaesthesia provider sex on patient outcomes, using data from two academic healthcare networks in the USA. The authors show that female provider sex was associated with a lower risk of intraoperative complications. They also show that there was no meaningful difference between male and female providers with respect to postoperative outcomes. There have been several recent studies considering the effect of healthcare provider sex on outcomes. We will discuss the interpretation of these results and the validity of the underlying assumptions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38965015
pii: S0007-0912(24)00342-8
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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