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| Use of restraints and bedrails in a British hospital | | Author(s) | Shaun O'Keeffe, Catherine I A Jack, Michael Lye |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 9, September 1996 |
| Pages | pp 1086-1088 |
| Keywords | Bed aids ; Restriction ; Safety devices ; In-patients ; Hospital services. |
| Annotation | The authors studied 688 patients in 16 acute medical wards (including three geriatric wards) and 13 acute surgical wards of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, on a single night, to observe use of restraints and bedrails. Reasons for restraint use were determined by interviews with nursing staff and examination of the case notes. 56 (8.4%) patients had bedrails raised. No other restraints were used. Reported indications for bedrail use were: prevention of falls (52 patients) prevention of wandering (1), and patient request (3). In stepwise logistic regression analysis, bedrail use was associated significantly with agitated confusion, age 70 years or more, and stroke, while patients on the acute geriatric wards were significantly less likely to have bedrails raised. Restraint use is relatively uncommon in Britain. Nevertheless, inappropriate use of bedrails is a reason for concern. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970812210 A |
| Classmark | MT: 5RC: OT: LF7: LD |
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