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1Faculty Nursing, British Columbia Institute of Technology, School of Health Sciences, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 3H2, Canada.
Abstract:
Patients undergoing treatment in intensive care unit are in an extremely vulnerable state and require a complex multidisciplinary approach. Adequate sleep is required to maintain physiologic functions of the human body. Good sleep quality plays a vital role in the process of recovery. Sleep disruption in intensive care settings is a well-known fact. The consequences of sleep deprivation can cause numerous complications including delayed mechanical ventilation wean, neurocognitive dysfunction, decreased immune function and increased mortality rates. This review describes how the intensive care unit environment impacts sleep architecture.
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