ReviewInternational journal of emergency medicine2026
Rethinking slow codes.
Review in International journal of emergency medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
1 author.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe ethics of slow codes has been debated for 5 decades, with most commentators opposing to it. The empirical evidence justifying or opposing the practice is non-existent. MAIN BODY: This paper critically reviews the most common and strongest arguments against slow codes, debunking them, including harm and deception. It then argues that slow codes, when they are done to benefit relatives, may be justified. It articulates conditions and sketches a protocol to be used by healthcare professionals to decide whether a slow code is indeed justified.
conclusionFamily-centered care obliges healthcare providers to care for patients as well as for the relatives. Slow codes may be the best way to optimize care for the relatives while respecting a surrogate decision-making process that stems from the principle of respect for persons.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
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.