British journal of anaesthesia
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Br J Anaesth
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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. ⋯ 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.