Care Bundle for Prevention of Skin Complications and Edema in Restrained Patients

Summary

Physical restraint (restraint) is defined as the restriction of a patient's free body movements and the prevention of the patient's ability to move easily by healthcare professionals using physical or mechanical devices to prevent the patient from harming themselves or others. Physical restraints can be used by healthcare professionals for many purposes, particularly in intensive care units, such as ensuring patient safety, controlling aggressive and disruptive behavior, continuing patient care and treatment, and preventing the removal of medical equipment attached to the patient. However, when looking at the duration of physical restraint applications, it has been determined that they vary between 3-4 days. The longer the duration of physical restraint, the greater the likelihood of complications developing. In particular, long-term physical restraint can result in neurovascular and dermatological complications such as pressure injuries, edema, ecchymosis, redness, numbness, limited movement, increased temperature, discoloration, and nerve damage. The care package application is a model that improves patient care quality by simultaneously and comprehensively implementing 3-5 applications based on strong scientific evidence, prepared for the relevant area in the specified patient group. Care package applications are created to enable evidence-based practices outlined in guidelines to be used more effectively and practically in clinical settings. Within this context, the aim of this study is to develop a care package to prevent dermatological complications and edema that may occur in the restraint area in patients undergoing physical restraint in intensive care and to evaluate the effectiveness of this care package.

Conditions

• Edema
• Dermatologic Complication
• Physical Restraints

Interventions

OTHER

Evulation

1. Consent is obtained from the patient's relatives for the application of physical restraint/the consent obtained is verified. 2. Before initiating physical restraint and every 2 hours during the period of physical restraint, the restraint area is assessed for laseration, ulceration, ecchymosis, erythema, numbness, pain, increased temperature, color change, capillary refill time, and fluctuations in peripheral pulse, and the findings are recorded. 3. If any of these findings are present, the physician is notified and physical restraint is not applied. 4. If any of these findings develop during the period of physical restraint, the physician is notified, physical restraint is discontinued, and the finding is recorded. 5. The indication for restraint is reviewed every 8 hours.

OTHER

Application of physical restraint material

1. Physical restraint is performed using a single-use restraint bandage. 2. The bandage is wrapped around the patient's wrist, adjusting the distance between the bandage and the wrist to 2 cm (approximately 2 fingers' width). 3. The ties of the restraint bandage are secured to the bed rail at a point that the patient cannot reach or untie. 4. If there is an arterial catheter/peripheral venous catheter in the restraint area, the restraint material is placed so as not to apply pressure to these lines to ensure the safety of the area and preserve vascular integrity; the flow and patency of the lines are checked at regular intervals during restraint.

OTHER

Elevation

1. While physical restriction continues, elevation at a 30-degree angle is applied to the restricted area 5 times a day, for 30 minutes each time. 2. Elevation is applied by placing the forearm (the area between the elbow and fingertips) on the elevation pillow while the patient is lying on their back or side. 3. The elbow is placed at the lowest angle point between the elevation pillow and the floor, and the fingertips are placed at the highest angle point. 4. The patient's safety and the maintenance of the extremity position are assessed hourly during the elevation period.

OTHER

Hand massage

1. While the physical restriction continues, the restriction band is loosened and a hand massage is applied to the restricted hand once a day for 15 minutes each time. 2. Before starting the massage, moisturizing cream is applied to the physically restricted area, followed by stroking and kneading exercises from distal to proximal in the direction of the heart. 3. The massage begins with light pressure, which is gradually increased.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kocaeli City Hospital

  lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-31

Primary Completion

2027-03-31

Completion

2027-04-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations