• DocumentCode
    1095822
  • Title

    Issues in Ethics [research ethics, intensive care, and the B-17 bomber]

  • Author

    Fielder, John

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    109
  • Lastpage
    110
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the author discusses the problems that research and practice in the medical profession faces and how institutions are trying to solve them. The simplest method, checklisting, seems to be one of the most effective in reducing errors in medical procedures.
  • Keywords
    drugs; ethical aspects; health care; patient care; B-17 bomber comparison; checklisting method; errors reduction; intensive care unit; medical procedures; research ethics; Aerospace control; Aircraft propulsion; Airplanes; Aluminum; Computer crashes; Ethics; Hospitals; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Tail; Documentation; Intensive Care; Medical Errors; Quality Assurance, Health Care; United States;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMB.2008.915490
  • Filename
    4469649