Physical restraint of patients in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units
Author(s)
Maiden, MJ
Bone, A
Fitzpatrick, M
Hammond, N
Knowles, S
Gao, A
Li, Y
Myburgh, J
Seppelt, I
Grattan, S
Nangla, C
Duke, G
Shelton, A
Sosnowski, K
et al.
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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Dear Editor,
Physical restraint of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) varies between countries. Some apply physical restraints on most ICU patients, while others report never using them [1]. In Australia/New Zealand, a point prevalence study 10 years ago reported that 7% of ICU patients were physically restrained, but provided little other detail about their use [2]. We conducted a study to examine whether the prevalence of physical restraint has changed over a decade, and to understand how restraints are used.Dear Editor,
Physical restraint of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) varies between countries. Some apply physical restraints on most ICU patients, while others report never using them [1]. In Australia/New Zealand, a point prevalence study 10 years ago reported that 7% of ICU patients were physically restrained, but provided little other detail about their use [2]. We conducted a study to examine whether the prevalence of physical restraint has changed over a decade, and to understand how restraints are used.
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Journal Title
Intensive Care Medicine
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Subject
Clinical sciences