title: Putting the patient first: honoring advance directives prior to surgery.
authors.forename: Zara R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: J Perren
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cobb
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires