Women 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon, study reveals

Female patients found to have 15% more chance of a bad outcome than if procedure was performed by a woman

Women who are operated on by a male surgeon are much more likely to die, experience complications and be readmitted to hospital than when a woman performs the procedure, research reveals.

Women are 15% more liable to suffer a bad outcome, and 32% more likely to die, when a man rather than a woman carries out the surgery, according to a study of 1.3 million patients.