Stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of a decision support tool for physical restraint use in intensive care units (ARBORea Study): a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intensive care units (ICUs) manage patients with or likely to have one or more life-threatening acute organ failures that might require the use of invasive supportive therapies. The use of physical restraint is frequent, with rates up to 50%, and usually initiated to maintain patient safety especially if the patient is agitated. Physical restraints have been associated with delirium, post-traumatic stress disorder and physical injuries while restricting patients' individual freedom. Moreover, the incidence of invasive therapeutic devices' self-removal by patients might not be decreased by physical restraint use. No recommendation is available concerning ICU patients and physical restraint management, despite being a daily practice. The main objective is to evaluate whe

SUBMITTER: Vidal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12096980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature