title: Sleep Disturbances and Critical Illness.
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.
authors.affiliation: Emory University Hospital, 2184 Briarwood Bluff NE, Atlanta, GA 30319, USA. Electronic address: roberta.kaplow@emoryhealthcare.org.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaplow
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Critical care; Intensive care unit; Sleep; Sleep disturbances