The agitated pediatric patient located in the emergency department: The APPLIED observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Focused research on pediatric agitation is lacking despite being a common mental and behavioral health (MBH) emergency. Prevalence of pediatric agitation remains unknown, and prior reports may have underestimated the rate of restraint use for pediatric agitation. This is the largest study to provide a focused evaluation of the prevalence and predictors of pediatric agitation and restraint use as well as the emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) and admission rates for agitated patients.

Methods

We reviewed records of patients aged ≤18 years with MBH needs who visited the pediatric ED of a tertiary care hospital during a 3-year-period. We identified and ascertained agitated/aggressive patients using documented signs/symptoms, International Classi

SUBMITTER: Manuel MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9208717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature