Should there be a mandatory retirement age for surgeons?
The new study, published in the September Annals of Surgery, found that for three complicated surgeries, including heart bypass, doctors older than 60 had higher patient death rates, especially if they didn't do very many of the surgeries.
Some doctors nearing retirement reduce their caseloads, but the study suggests that's not a good idea.
Practice keeps skills high, so an all-or-nothing approach to surgery in the pre-etirement years may be better than gradually fading away, said study co-author Dr. John Birkmeyer of the University of Michigan.
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