Medical research in emergency research in the European Union member states: Tensions between theory and practice

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 496-503

  Kompanje, Erwin J O ^a   Maas, Andrew I R ^b   Menon, David K ^c   Kesecioglu, Jozef ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Deferred consent; Emergency research; EU Directive 2001 20 EC; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; PROXY; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EUROPEAN UNION; INFORMED CONSENT; PROXY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84898927083     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3243-6     Document Type: Review

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