title: Hospital ethics case consultations: practical guidelines.
abstract: Hospital ethics committees provide education, assist in policymaking, and deliver consultation services. In this article, we describe the structure, operation, and institutional framework within which an ethics committee fulfills its missions, with emphasis on the consultation process.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Medical Service, Medical Service, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: Laszlo T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Vaszar
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Raffin
authors.forename: Ware G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kuschner
mesh_terms: D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States