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ISSN 2096-7446
CN 10-1655/R
Responsible Institution:China Association for Science and Technology
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Chinese Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing ›› 2026, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (10): 1222-1225.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.2096-7446.2026.10.012

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Nursing care of graded physical restraint in a patient with psychiatric symptoms due to polyomavirus brainstem encephalitis undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange

GUO Xiang1(), CHEN Qiaoling2, WU Yongjia1, ZHU Xuanjing1, LI Miao3, LIU Fang3,*()   

  1. 1 School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350000, China
    2 Third Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350001, China
    3 Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • Received:2025-10-24 Online:2026-10-10 Published:2026-10-14
  • Contact: *LIU Fang,E-mail:liufangbeijing@sina.com

Abstract:

To summarize the nursing experience of a patient with psychiatric symptoms caused by polyomavirus brainstem encephalitis undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange(TPE) with graded physical restraint. To address challenges such as patients’ psychiatric behavioral abnormalities,suboptimal sedation efficacy,and low treatment compliance,the nursing team established a risk-assessment-based graded physical restraint strategy before plasma exchange. During the procedure,we strictly implemented graded physical restraint management,while prioritizing alternative restraint strategies during the treatment interval. No unplanned extubation occurred during the entire treatment process,with a 100% treatment completion rate and no complications related to physical restraints. After 21 days of ICU monitoring and treatment,the patient’s distal limb muscle strength improved,with the Glasgow score restored to 15 points,and regained consciousness. The patient was then transferred to the general ward of the neurology department for further treatment.

Key words: Encephalitis, Psychiatric Symptoms, Plasma Exchange, Graded Physical Restraint, Critical Care Nursing