title: Sedation and sleep disturbances in the ICU.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gweinhouse@partners.org
authors.forename: Gerald L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Weinhouse
authors.forename: Paula L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Watson