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. 2011 Dec;29(4):675-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2011.09.007.

Sedation and sleep disturbances in the ICU

Gerald L Weinhouse  1 , Paula L Watson
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Sedation and sleep disturbances in the ICU

Gerald L Weinhouse et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Sedation in the ICU is, paradoxically, both a cause and a potential treatment for the sleep disruption almost universally observed in the critically ill. A patient-focused sedation strategy that minimizes unnecessary medication, avoids medication withdrawal, addresses the specific impediments to sleep, and serves as an adjunct to attentive environmental control may ultimately serve patients best.

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