Mechanical restraints on the medical wards
Are protective devices safe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11039731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard P Lofgren (University of Pittsburgh), David S Macpherson, Rosanne Granieri, Sharon Myllenbeck, J Michael Sprafka |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 735-738 |
| Publication date | 1989-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.79.6.735 |
| PMID | 2729470 |
| OpenAlex | W1997514512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
We prospectively identified 102 mechanically restrained hospital patients and determined their hospital course. The cohort was elderly, cognitively impaired with multiple chronic diseases. The in-hospital mortality was 21 percent. Nosocomial infection developed in 12 percent and new pressure sores in 22 percent. Prolonged use of restraints (greater than 4 days) was the strongest independent predictor of nosocomial infection (relative risk 1.8, 95% CI = 1.2, 2.8) and new pressure sores (RR 1.4, 95% CI = 1.1, 1.8) as determined by multiple logistic regression analysis. Patients placed in mechanical restraints for longer than four days experience frequent morbid events and should be monitored carefully
Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Logistic regression · Pressure sores · Relative risk · Emergency Medicine · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Surgery
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1996 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |