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  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Patient Safety
  • Clinical Outcomes Research

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  • Physical restraint in intensive care units (ICUs) affects approximately 50% of patients.
  • Lack of specific protocols often leaves restraint decisions to nursing staff.
  • Physical restraint is associated with patient injury, increased agitation, and higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of physical restraint use in a general ICU.
  • To analyze patient outcomes, including morbidity and mortality, associated with physical restraint.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 647 patients in a general ICU (January-December 2020).
  • Data collected included demographics, medical history, length of stay, mechanical ventilation, 28-day mortality, agitation (Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale - RASS), and medication use.
  • Analysis compared outcomes between restrained and unrestrained patients.

Main Results:

  • 40% of patients required physical restraint.
  • Restrained patients experienced longer mechanical ventilation (5.9 vs. 0.36 days) and higher 28-day mortality (26% vs. 7%).
  • Restraint was associated with increased agitation, greater disease severity, and higher need for anti-psychotic medication.

Conclusions:

  • Physical restraint in ICUs is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, agitation, and need for anti-psychotics.
  • Patient characteristics identified in this study can inform strategies to reduce physical restraint rates.
  • Developing targeted treatment plans is essential to minimize physical restraint in ICUs.