About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial, among adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU), a low-use wrist-strap physical restraint strategy compared with a high-use strategy did not reduce days free of delirium or coma at 14 days.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Romain Sonneville, MD, PhD, email romain.sonneville@aphp.fr .
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2026.2897)
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