ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Association of language concordance and restraint use in adults receiving mechanical ventilation
Main finding · Restraint useResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.50 95% CI 0.39–0.63Authors' conclusion
We identified a twofold reduction in the odds of restraint use among mechanically ventilated patients for language concordant nurse-patient dyads.
Study context
- Population
- Adult English- or Spanish-speaking mechanically ventilated ICU patients, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (January 2021-September 2022)
- Participants
- 4,326 shifts
- Exposure
- Nurse-patient language concordance vs discordance on each shift
- Language concordancen = 3,380
- Outcome
- Restraint use during each shift
Methodological detailsmixed-effects multivariable regression, single-centre
- Mixed-effects multivariable regression
- Single-centre
Main finding
Restraint use
Odds ratio
0.50
95% CI 0.39–0.63
P < 0.001
Language concordance vs Language discordance
OR 0.50 (95% CI 0.39–0.63); P < 0.001
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Association of language concordance and restraint use in adults receiving mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med. Published 16 October 2023. doi:10.
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