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ReviewNeoReviews2020

Historical Perspectives: Shared Decision Making in the NICU.

Anne Sullivan, Christy Cummings

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In one paragraph

Review in NeoReviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Informed nondissent: an underutilized tool for the NICU context.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  6. Parents' perspectives on the use of statistics to convey uncertainty in the NICU: a qualitative analysis.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  10. Balancing survival and suffering: factors influencing parental decision making after periviable consultation.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  13. The Ethics and Practice of Periviability Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anne SullivanDepartment of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Christy CummingsDepartment of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Boston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Neonatal Research Training ProgramT32HD098061 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Stella Kourembanas, Martha C. Sola-Visner · 2019 to 2026
$4.0M
Optimizing Family Counseling for Anticipated Extremely Preterm Delivery R01HD094794 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CUMMINGS, CHRISTY LYNN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094794NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD098061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ethical dilemmas and predominant frameworks surrounding decision making for critically ill newborns have evolved substantially over the last 40 years. A shared decision-making approach is now favored, involving an exchange of information between parents and clinicians that emphasizes parental values and preferences, resulting in a personalized approach to decision making. In this review, we summarize the history of clinical decision making with a focus on the NICU, highlight different models of decision making, describe the advantages and current limitations of shared decision making, and discuss the ongoing and future challenges of decision making in the NICU amidst medical innovations and emerging technologies.

Indexed as

Clinical Decision-MakingDecision Making, SharedIntensive Care, NeonatalProfessional-Family RelationsHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, Neonatal

Identifiers

PMID32238484
PMCPMC8049458
OpenAlexW3015115373

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.