Research Article: Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Physical Restraints in Intensive Care Units: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:
A physical restraint (PR) is defined as any action or procedure that prevents aperson’s free body movement to aposition of choice and/or normal access to his/her body by the use of any method, attached or adjacent to aperson’s body that he/she cannot control or remove easily. There are wide variations in estimates of PR prevalence in intensive care units (ICUs) between countries. PR is prevalent in the United States and Canada at a rate of . to %. – PR is widely used in Europe and ranges from % in the United…
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