Sleep in the intensive care unit.
Sleep is commonly disrupted in intensive care unit patients. The causes of this sleep disruption include the underlying medical illness itself, intensive care unit (ICU) environment, psychological stress, and effects of many medications and other treatments used to help those who are critically ill. The purpose of this review is to discuss the relevant literature in this regard, in order to improve the knowledge and recognition of this problem by health care providers. Also general and specific integrative steps to improving sleep of patients in the ICU is also described.
Talwar
Arunabh
A
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, USA. arun1@optonline.net
Liman
Baba
B
Greenberg
Harley
H
Feinsilver
Steven H
SH
Vijayan
V K
VK
D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*