Surgeon, surgery and stress

Surgery is considered as one of the very rewarding disciplines providing good amount of personal and professional job satisfaction. Unfortunately, it is considered as one of the most stressful professions. Both during the surgical training period as well as clinical practice, people are prone to developing burnout due to excessive stress. Predisposing factors could be multiple. Multiple studies published overseas have demonstrated that the burnout rates among the surgical trainees and practicing surgeons is very high in comparison to other specialties.

Why surgeons are prone to stress?