Abstract
Medical restraints, when used for short periods of time, can pose additional risk
for deep vein thrombosis in adolescent psychiatric patients. The problem is often
unrecognized, and there is a lack of awareness of this potential risk. However, as
associated major adverse events may result in fatal outcomes, an individual patient's
risk for deep vein thrombosis should be assessed and prophylactic anticoagulation
may be indicated.
Keywords
deep vein thrombosis - anticoagulation - childhood and adolescent psychiatry
