Sex and gender in intensive care research: practical limitations and methodological challenges
Gathering nuanced sex and gender data in biomedical research is mandated by Swiss law and ethical recommendations but not supported by current practices in clinical medicine. Exploring this issue in the intensive care context, we highlight the urgent need for differentiated data collection to support inclusive and equitable clinical research.
Authors
- Beatrix Göcking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3928-3610)
- Giovanna Brandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6682-2424)
- Anna Lisa Westermair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3673-4589)
- Nikola Biller‐Andorno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7661-1324)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.4594
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88