The Use of Slow Codes and Medically Futile Codes in Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Slow codes, which occur when clinicians symbolically appear to conduct advanced cardiac life support but do not provide full resuscitation efforts, are ethically controversial.

Objectives

To describe the use of slow codes in practice and their association with clinicians' attitudes and moral distress.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey at Rush University and University of Chicago in January 2020. Participants included physician trainees, attending physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers who care for critically ill patients.

Results

Of the 237 respondents to the survey (31% response rate, n = 237/753), almost half (48%) were internal medicine residents (46% response rate, n = 114/246). Over two-thirds of all respondents (69%) repor

SUBMITTER: Piscitello GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8729118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature