AAP News Vol. 3 No. 5 May 1987, p. 1
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ICRCs gain widespread acceptance in hospitals: nat'l survey

Infant Care Review Committees (ICRCs) are gaining widespread acceptance in advising parents and physicians on the care of seriously ill newborns, according to a national survey of hospitals with 1,500 annual births or a neonatal intensive care unit.

About 52 percent of those hospitals surveyed have estaiblished ICRCs. Another 8 percent are forming such committees, the survey shows.

Equally significant is the fact that many of the hospitals with no formally established ICRC also rely on collaborative decision-making. procedures — by referring difficult cases to hospitals that do have committees, using an informal committee, or using some other multi-disciplinary review process.