Policies for Mandatory Ethics Consultations at U.S. Academic Teaching Hospitals: A Multisite Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the number of top-ranked U.S. academic institutions that require ethics consultation for specific adult clinical circumstances (e.g., family requests for potentially inappropriate treatment) and to detail those circumstances and the specific clinical scenarios for which consultations are mandated.

Design

Cross-sectional survey study, conducted online or over the phone between July 2016 and October 2017.

Setting

We identified the top 50 research medical schools through the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings. The primary teaching hospital for each medical school was included.

Subjects

The chair/director of each hospital's adult clinical ethics committee, or a suitable alternate representative familiar with ethics consultation service

SUBMITTER: Neal JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765238 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature