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  • Perioperative Medicine
  • Sleep Science
  • Surgical Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Sleep health (quality, quantity, timing) is crucial for recovery.
  • Surgery negatively impacts sleep, leading to poorer outcomes.
  • Preoperative poor sleep is linked to increased morbidity and hospital stay.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the evidence for preoperative sleep interventions (sleep prehabilitation).
  • To explore mechanisms linking poor sleep to adverse surgical outcomes.
  • To discuss methods for measuring and improving sleep health.

Main Methods:

  • Narrative review of existing literature.
  • Analysis of mechanisms: inflammation, insulin resistance, cognitive function.
  • Discussion of sleep measurement tools and intervention strategies.

Main Results:

  • Impaired sleep health is associated with negative surgical outcomes.
  • Mechanisms include inflammation, insulin resistance, and cognitive impairment.
  • Various instruments and interventions exist to manage sleep health.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep prehabilitation is a promising strategy to improve perioperative outcomes.
  • Recommendations for sleep prehabilitation are provided.
  • Future research priorities in sleep and surgery are identified.