title: Anesthesiologists' familiarity with the ASA and ACS guidelines on Advance Directives in the perioperative setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess anesthesiologists' familiarity with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and American College of Surgeons (ACS) guidelines on Advance Directives in the perioperative setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single-center, 4-question anonymous survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urban academic medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Up to 34 subjects responded to each question.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Familiarity with the ASA and ACS guidelines on Advance Directives in the perioperative setting ranged from 45% to 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was inadequate familiarity with components of the ASA and ACS guidelines on advance directives in the perioperative setting. Larger studies are required to assess anesthesiologists' familiarity with national society guidelines that directly affect patient care. Future work should investigate best practices for guideline implementation, and consequences of poor adherence to national guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70(th) St., New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: nurokm@hss.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurok
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70(th) St., New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas S T
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70(th) St., New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fins
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70(th) St., New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Liguori
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Advance directives; Anesthesiologists; Compliance; End-of-life care; Guidelines; Operating room