Article titled "Physical Restraint Use in Critical Care Balancing Safety and Harm" by Kimberley J. Haines et al. Published online March 17, 2026, it discusses the complexities and potential harms of using physical restraints in critical care settings.

💬 Editorial: Routine physical restraints in mechanically ventilated ICU patients did not alter delirium, self-extubation, or mortality rates; individualized assessment is imperative in #CriticalCare.

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JAMA Research Summary: Restrictive vs Liberal Physical Restraint Strategies. Low-use strategy: 196 patients. High-use strategy: 200 patients. Low-use strategy: 6.67 days. High-use strategy: 6.30 days. NCT04273360

📊 Research Summary: Restrictive vs liberal wrist-strap restraint strategies in ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation produced similar outcomes for delirium, coma, self-extubation, and mortality.

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JAMA study: Low-use physical restraints in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation didn't improve coma/delirium-free days. Population: 245 males, 151 females, median age 65. Intervention: 405 patients randomized, 196 low-use, 200 high-use strategy. Findings: Low-use 6.67 days, High-use 6.30 days.

A restrictive (lower use) wrist-strap restraint approach did not improve #delirium-free or #coma-free days compared to liberal use in mechanically #ventilated #ICU patients.

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Text reads: JAMA. EDITORIAL. Published online March 17, 2026. Physical Restraint Use in Critical Care Balancing Safety and Harm, by Kimberley J. Haines, PhD, BHSC; Maj-Brit Nørregaard Kjær, PhD, MSc; Adam M. Deane, PhD, MBBS.

💬 Editorial: Routine physical restraints in mechanically ventilated ICU patients did not alter delirium, self-extubation, or mortality rates; individualized assessment is imperative in #CriticalCare.

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JAMA Research Summary: Restrictive vs Liberal Physical Restraint Strategies. Low-use strategy: 196 patients. High-use strategy: 200 patients. Low-use strategy: 6.67 days. High-use strategy: 6.30 days. NCT04273360

📊 Research Summary: Restrictive vs liberal wrist-strap restraint strategies in ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation produced similar outcomes for delirium, coma, self-extubation, and mortality.

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JAMA study: Low-use physical restraints in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation didn't improve coma/delirium-free days. Population: 245 males, 151 females, median age 65. Intervention: 405 patients randomized, 196 low-use, 200 high-use strategy. Findings: Low-use 6.67 days, High-use 6.30 days.

A restrictive (lower use) wrist-strap restraint approach did not improve #delirium-free or #coma-free days compared to liberal use in mechanically #ventilated #ICU patients.

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