Association of patient-practitioner sex concordance with specialist referral in primary hyperparathyroidism

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 175; no. 1; pp. 19 - 24
• Main Authors: Broekhuis, Jordan M, Cote, Maria P, Collins, Reagan A, Gomez-Mayorga, Jorge L, Chaves, Natalia, James, Benjamin C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Data Collection; Female; Humans; Hypercalcemia - surgery; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - complications; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - diagnosis; Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Referral and Consultation; Surgeons

Prior research has demonstrated barriers to the workup and management of primary hyperparathyroidism. As recent data have suggested that patient and practitioner sex concordance is associated with lower surgical complications, we sought to evaluate the effect of sex concordance on referral for prima...