Julie Hallet, Rinku Sutradhar, Alana Flexman, Daniel I McIsaac, François M Carrier, Alexis F Turgeon, Colin McCartney, Wing C Chan, Natalie Coburn, Antoine Eskander, Angela Jerath, Pablo Perez d'Empaire, Gianni Lorello
BACKGROUND: Team diversity is recognized not only as an equity issue but also a catalyst for improved performance through diversity in knowledge and practices. However, team diversity data in healthcare are limited and it is not known whether it may affect outcomes in surgery. This study examined the association between anaesthesia-surgery team sex diversity and postoperative outcomes. METHODS: This was a population-based retrospective cohort study of adults undergoing major inpatient procedures between 2009 and 2019...
May 3, 2024: British Journal of Surgery