Artificial intelligence in intensive care unit: Current ethical dilemmas.

Journal: The Medico-legal journal
Published Date: Aug 19, 2025

Abstract

The assessment of neurocritical patients may be complex; they are a vulnerable population, according to the Helsinki Declaration. Currently, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in critical care settings may pose a dilemma for medico-legal reasons (lack of legal liability, privacy of data protection, difficulty in accessing medical records in judicial proceedings, no official medical guidelines on critical care promoting its use, and others). This paper considers the ethical-legal issues regarding its current medical use.

Authors

  • Francisco Zarra
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: franciscozarra@hotmail.com.
  • Marcos Rolando
    Intensive Care Unit, Clínica la Sagrada Familia, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Rubén Páramo Cardona
    Division of Trauma and Surgery, Hospital Alemán, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Walter Videtta
    Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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