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Review
. 2016 Jun;28(2):169-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2016.02.005. Epub 2016 Mar 31.

Sleep Disturbances and Critical Illness

Roberta Kaplow  1
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Review

Sleep Disturbances and Critical Illness

Roberta Kaplow. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Sleep disturbances are common in the intensive care unit setting. This article describes the causal factors associated with alterations in sleep in the intensive care setting, effects of sleep disturbances for patients, and strategies to mitigate sleep disturbances. A review of normal sleep architecture is provided, as is a discussion of the methods of measuring sleep in the critical care setting.

Keywords: Critical care; Intensive care unit; Sleep; Sleep disturbances.

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