Physical restraints in intensive care units: a national questionnaire survey of physical restraint use for critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Physical restraints are often used for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation to protect important medical equipment. However, they have adverse physical and psychological effects and could pose ethical hazards. Physical restraint use varies by country, but so far there is little understanding of the frequency of physical restraint use among intensive care unit (ICU) patients in Japan. The present study aims to describe the frequency of physical restraint use among Japanese patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. Additionally, it attempts to verify the hypothesis that insufficient human resources have increased the frequency of physical restraints.

Methods

We undertook a cross-sectional online open anonymous survey of ICU nurses using a self-administered questio

SUBMITTER: Unoki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6328904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature