Table 2.

Frequency of physical restraint of critically ill patients in Japan undergoing mechanical ventilation

Variables	n	%
Physical restraint of patients
Daytime, % of patients
<25	24	18.6
25–49	27	20.9
50–75	22	17.1
>75	56	43.4
Night‐time, % of patients
<25	12	9.3
25–49	20	15.5
50–75	27	20.9
>75	70	54.3
Physical restraint of patients awake, calm, and responding to commands
Daytime, % of patients
<25	64	49.6
25–49	21	16.3
50–75	20	15.5
>75	24	18.6
Night‐time, % of patients
<25	40	31.0
25–49	25	19.4
50–75	21	16.3
>75	43	33.3
Physical restraint of comatose patients
Daytime, % of patients
<25	87	67.4
25–49	16	12.4
50–75	18	14.0
>75	8	6.2
Night‐time, % of patients
<25	82	63.6
25–49	18	14.0
50–75	18	14.0
>75	11	8.5