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Vol. 155 No. 11 (2025)

Sex and gender in intensive care research: practical limitations and methodological challenges

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Swiss Med Wkly. 2025;155:4594
Published
10.11.2025

Summary

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.

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