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The self-controlled case series included 1285 patients with incident VTE occurring during or shortly after a stay in a psychiatric hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cumulative incidence of VTE, weighted by propensity, and risk ratios or differences (including number needed to harm) in the cohort study. Incidence rate ratios in predefined risk periods after restraint were used in the self-controlled case series.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At 30 days after restraint, the cumulative incidence of VTE was 3.5 per 1000 patients (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.5 to 4.7) in the mechanical restraint group and 1.7 per 1000 patients (1.0 to 2.6) in the chemical restraint group, corresponding to a risk ratio of 2.07 (1.25 to 3.71), a risk difference of 1.8 per 1000 patients (0.5 to 3.2), and a number needed to harm of 548 (311 to 1912). In the self-controlled case series, the incidence rate ratio was 4.49 (3.09 to 6.54) in the 14 days after mechanical restraint compared with baseline periods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mechanical restraint was associated with an elevated risk of VTE. 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