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{{Short description|Deliberately delayed resuscitation attempt}}

{{About|the medical practice|the programming term|algorithmic efficiency}}

'''Slow code''' refers to the practice in a [[hospital]] or other medical centre to purposely respond slowly or incompletely to a patient in [[cardiac arrest]], particularly in situations for which [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR) is thought to be of no medical benefit by the medical staff.{{sfn|New York Times|1987}} The related term '''show code''' refers to the practice of a medical response that is medically futile, but is attempted for the benefit of the patient's family and loved ones. However, the terms are often used interchangeably.{{sfn|New York Times|1987}}

The practices are banned in some jurisdictions.

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==Notes==

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==References==

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*{{cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/dnr.html|title=Do Not Resuscitate Orders|work=Ethics in Medicine|last=Braddock|first=Clarence H.|publisher=[[University of Washington]] School of Medicine|year=1998|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref=harv}}

*{{cite journal|title=Ethical Challenges of Partial Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders|last=Berger|first=Jeffrey T.|journal=Archives of Internal Medicine|volume=163|issue=19|pages=2270–2275|date=October 2003|doi=10.1001/archinte.163.19.2270|ref=harv|pmid=14581244}}

*{{cite journal|url=http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=437848|title="Slow" Code: Perspectives of a Physician and Critical Care Nurse|last1=DePalma|first1=Judith A.|last2=Miller|first2=Scott|last3=Ozanich|first3=Evelyn|last4=Yancich|first4=Lynne M.|journal=Critical Care Nursing Quarterly|volume=22|issue=3|pages=89–99|publisher=[[Lippincott Williams and Wilkins]]|date=November 1999|issn=1550-5111|ref=harv|doi=10.1097/00002727-199911000-00014|pmid=10646457|url-access=subscription}}<!--http://journals.lww.com/ccnq/Abstract/1999/11000/_Slow__Code__Perspectives_of_a_Physician_and.14.aspx -->

*{{cite journal|title=Analysis of limited resuscitations in patients suffering in-hospital cardiac arrest|last1=Dosha|first1=Kristofer|last2=Dhoblea|first2=Abhijeet|last3=Evonicha|first3=Rudolph|last4=Guptaa|first4=Amit|last5=Shaha|first5=Ibrahim|last6=Gardiner|first6=Joseph|last7=Dwamenaa|first7=Francesca C.|journal=Resuscitation|volume=80|issue=9|pages=985–989|date=September 2009|doi=10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.05.011|pmid=19581039|ref=harv}}

*{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/code-blue-code-black-what-does-code-mean|title="Code Blue", "Code Black": What Does "Code" Mean?|last=Marks|first=William J.|publisher=[[WebMD]]|date=1 January 2006|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref=harv}}

*{{cite web|url=http https://www.nursingworld.org/dnrposition~4af287/globalassets/docs/ana/ethics/ps_nursing-care-and-do-not-resuscitate--allow-natural-death.pdf |title=Nursing Care and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Allow Natural Death (AND) Decisions|format=PDF|others=ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights|publisher=[[American Nurses Association]]|date=12 March 2012|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref={{harvid|ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights|2012}} }}

*{{cite web|url=http://www.cpso.on.ca/policies/policies/default.aspx?ID=1582|title=Decision-making for the End of Life|others=Physician Advisory Service|publisher=[[College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario]]|date=May 2006|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref={{harvid|College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario|2006}} }}

*{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23239084/ns/health-health_care|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305095046/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23239084/ns/health-health_care|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=Hospitals' 'code blue' most deadly at night|___location=[[Chicago]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisherwork=[[NBC News]]|date=19 February 2008|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref={{harvid|NBC News|2008}} }}

*{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/22/opinion/slow-codes-show-codes-and-death.html|title=Slow Codes, Show Codes and Death|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|publisher=New York Times Company|date=22 August 1987|accessdateaccess-date=2013-04-06|ref={{harvid|New York Times|1987}} }}

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