Pharmacologic restraint use for children experiencing mental health crises in pediatric hospitals.
Ryan M WolfMatthew HallDerek J WilliamsAlison R CarrollJames W AntoonCharlotte M BrownAlison C HerndonHeather KrethCarrie LindKelsey A B GastineauKatherine SpencerMy-Linh NgoSarah HartLindsay WhiteDavid P JohnsonPublished in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)
Children's hospitals demonstrate wide variation in pharmacologic restraint rates for mental health hospitalizations, with a 10-fold difference in adjusted rates between highest and lowest utilizers, and high overall utilizers order medications across all drug classes.