title: Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: A Review.
abstract: Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are susceptible to sleep deprivation. Disrupted sleep is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the critically ill patients. The etiology of sleep disruption is multifactorial. The article reviews the literature on sleep in the ICU, the effects of sleep deprivation, and strategies to promote sleep in the ICU. Until the impact of disrupted sleep is better explained, it is appropriate to provide critically ill patients with consolidated, restorative sleep.
authors.affiliation: NP Medical Assessment Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pulak
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, 4-256 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada lajensen@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001510:Bed Rest; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D004779:Environment Design; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008405:Massage; D009147:Music Therapy; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017286:Polysomnography; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics
keywords: intensive care; sleep; sleep deprivation; sleep in critical care; sleep quality