Erschienen in:
30.03.2023 | Editorial
When Should Surgeons Retire?
verfasst von:
Krish Lakshman, Sandeep Kumar
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 6/2023
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Excerpt
The Oxford Dictionary defines the term retirement as ‘the act of stopping working permanently’. This is generally considered to be when a person is so old or sick as to be unable to carry out the responsibility of a particular employment. For the person concerned, it is easy to understand the physical illness or debility that makes him/her unable to work. But if it is a psychological disability, will he/she perceive it? Even more difficult to perceive is the subtle process of ageing with its impact on cognitive and psychomotor disabilities. The dilemma becomes more acute as it is well known that ‘age is but a number’! Several studies have shown that the performance capabilities of many surgeons older than 65 years compare favourably with those of younger surgeons [
1]. Hence to expect someone to retire based on age alone would be incorrect. …