[Visibility of patients and respect for their privacy: reconciling apparently contrary imperatives in the intensive care unit]

Abstract

Rigorous monitoring of vital functions in intensive care requires optimal visibility of patients and their environment. Conversely, respect for privacy is an ethical imperative to respect. Liquid crystal electrical film is a device that can be applied to windows and can take opaque or transparent form on demand. Its use could satisfy the visibility of patients and respect for their privacy.

Keywords: dignity; dignité; film à cristaux liquides; intensive care unit; intimité; liquid crystal film; privacy; unité de soins intensifs; visibility; visibilité.