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Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

en su defecto cuando el estudio así lo amerite

inglés translation:

or else/otherwise whenever warranted by the study

Added to glossary by Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Aug 30, 2010 05:27
14 yrs ago
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español term

en su defecto cuando el estudio así lo amerite

español al inglés Medicina Medicina (general) Clinical Trials
This is a sentence from a document describing the procedures and requirements of a hospital ethics committee that evaluates and approves clinical research proposals:

"El CEI considera que la periodicidad del seguimiento del estudio corresponde una vez al año reportando de manera general lo acontecido con relación al reclutamiento de pacientes, eventos adversos, consentimientos informados y adquisición de nueva información. *En su defecto cuando el estudio así lo amerite*."

Basically, I don't understand what "en su defecto" refers to in the text before it.

I think that "en su defecto" means "in the absence" of something, or "failing ... (something) ... " But here, I don't understand ... in the absence of (or failing) what?

There are places where this document is not clear, there are misspellings and there seem to be missing words. In this case, I don't know if I'm missing something or if the text is missing something.

(The text is from Colombia.)

Thanks for your suggestions and ideas.
Proposed translations (inglés)
3 +1 or otherwise whenever warranted by the study / whenever the study warrants
5 in the lack of it, and when the study so merits
4 or else when the study merits it so
Change log

Sep 1, 2010 08:17: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/578038">Joseph Tein's</a> old entry - "en su defecto cuando el estudio así lo amerite"" to ""or else/otherwise whenever warranted by the study""

Discussion

Rosa Paredes Aug 30, 2010:
@Joseph Literally 'otherwise, as warranted by the study". Or 'once a year or as warranted ....'. Saludos.

Proposed translations

+1
3 horas
Selected

or otherwise whenever warranted by the study / whenever the study warrants

Saludos
Peer comment(s):
agree Rosa Paredes : Precisely ...
12 horas
Gracias Rosa
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Hi Marga. I used "or else" in my translation, but I think "otherwise" is very close to "or else". Gracias por tu respuesta."
32 minutos

or else when the study merits it so

I would put it this way. I hope it helps.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-08-30 07:38:35 GMT)
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I think your version is ok
Note from asker:
Muito obrigado telefpro. This helps me, although at this point I'm thinking of using the following words: "...or as called for by the study". "Called for" can be another way of saying "merits" or "warrants". Your comment helped me to understand what they're saying.
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9 horas

in the lack of it, and when the study so merits

"su defecto" refers to "la periodicidad del seguimiento". This phrase should be complemented with what should be done in the lack of said periodicity, and then, only if the study so merits.
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