title: Typical sleep patterns are absent in mechanically ventilated patients and their circadian melatonin rhythm is evident but the timing is altered by the ICU environment.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. Electronic address: Rosalind.elliott@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Rosalind
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
authors.forename: Aakriti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nathaney
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects*; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: Critical care; EEG; Light levels; Melatonin; Sleep