Klinisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de chirurgie; terug naar ‘de operette’?Open
Ter discussie
10-02-2011
Clinical research in surgery departments: back to the past
In recent decades, numerous prospective randomized surgical trials have been performed in the Netherlands. Due to the unexpected high mortality rate in the PROPATRIA-trial, legislation pertaining to research involving human subjects has recently been changed. The resulting considerable legal and administrative burdens and financial consequences now necessitate a different way of organising clinical research in non-academic hospitals.
Conflict of interest: none declared. Financial support: none declared.