title: Does a demented patient lose the right to refuse surgical intervention?
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7597.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rizzolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000523:psychology*; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005734:Gangrene; D006214:Hallux / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*