title: [The problems confronting surgeons and a proposal for the future].
authors.affiliation: Tohoku Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabayashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Tadaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tominaga
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000639:trends*; D007564:Japan; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*