Critical care medicine
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Crit. Care Med.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2021
Multicenter StudyPhysical Restraints in Critically Ill Children: A Multicenter Longitudinal Point Prevalence Study.
We elucidate to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of physical restraints among critically ill or injured children in PICUs. ⋯ The prevalence of physical restraints in critically ill or injured children was high, and significant variation was observed among PICUs. Our study findings suggested that patient age, unit size, and practice policy of physical restraint could be associated with more frequent use of physical restraints.