Physical restraint use in a United States intensive care unit-a retrospective cross sectional, single center cohort study from 2008 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical restraints are widely used in intensive care units (ICUs) despite uncertain clinical benefit and risks. We aimed to characterise patterns of restraint use, demographic and clinical predictors, and temporal trends before and after introduction of federal restraint-related reporting requirements.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of 51,838 adults admitted to ICUs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA, between 2008 and 2022, using data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) electronic health record repository. Primary outcome was the proportion of ICU days with documented physical restraint use. Associations between restraint use and demographic and clinical factors were estimated using

SUBMITTER: Lange M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829159 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature