title: Clinical studies in the intensive care unit: ethical and legal aspects.
abstract: This article draws on international experience to explore the ethical and legal aspects of performing clinical studies on patients in intensive care units. It discusses aspects of consent relevant to clinical studies in this medical environment, it considers the involvement of ethical committees, and the role and appropriate level of intensive cover.
authors.affiliation: University of Gottingen, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035881:Compensation and Redress; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D038622:Internationality; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016743:Mental Competency; D019724:Presumed Consent; D019727:Proxy