title: A two pronged test for surgical decision-making in the cognitively impaired patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System, 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36109, USA. tusvn@aol.com
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lattanzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003068:Coercion; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000145:classification* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000941:ethics; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States