Morbidity and mortality associated with the utilization of restraints: A review of literature

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-512

  Rakhmatullina, Maryam ^a   Taub, Abraham ^a   Jacob, Theresa ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Morbidity; Mortality; Physical restraints; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGGRESSION; ARM INJURY; ASPHYXIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; COGNITION; CONTRACTURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DECUBITUS; DYSPNEA; EYE INJURY; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE INJURY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIN ABRASION; STRANGULATION; THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84888645439     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9262-6     Document Type: Review

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