title: Ethics committees in critical care.
abstract: Ethics committees have emerged as a way for institutions to evaluate and resolve some of the difficult decisions facing critical care medicine. This article examines their origin, scope, function, and potential problems.
authors.affiliation: Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003657:Decision Making; D004989:Ethics; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment