A multicomponent intervention program to Prevent and Reduce AgItation and phySical rEstraint use in the ICU (PRAISE): study protocol for a multicenter, stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Physical restraints remain to be commonly used in agitated intensive care unit (ICU) patients worldwide, despite a lack of evidence on efficacy and safety and reports of detrimental short and long-term consequences, such as prolonged delirium and a longer ICU length of stay. Phys...

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Main Authors: Rens W. J. Kooken, Bram Tilburgs, Rob ter Heine, Bart Ramakers, Mark van den Boogaard, on behalf of the PRAISE study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07807-x