Reflexiones sobre bioética e ingeniería biomédica: intrínseca complementariedad

the aim of the present article is to establish an approach to the study of the relation between bioethics and biomedical engineering. these branches of knowledge cannot be considered in isolation one from the other; on the contrary, due to the multidisciplinary character of the concepts under consideration in these fields it turns out necessary to treat them in a complementary manner. it is important to understand that professional activities of a biomedical engineer cannot ignore the fundamental principles of bioethics since the goal of his/her job is the diagnostics and treatment of living persons, which implies that he/she must have a knowledge of the basic ethical principles in order to have a high-quality and responsible performance always having in mind that his/her actions in some cases are directly related to the preservation of a patient's life.