[Insomnia and its treatment during the postoperative period]

A total of 108 patients have filled in questionnaires on falling asleep, sleeping, night awakenings and other characteristics. Their answers have been analysed and it was concluded that night sleep of patients especially in the postoperative period was characterized by prolonged period of falling asleep (over 30 min in 50% of patients), reduced duration, in 77% of patients night awakenings have been recorded. The use of analgin (1000 mg) in combination with dimedrol (10 mg), promedol (20 mg) for tramal (100 mg) for normalization of sleep in the postoperative period was of little efficacy. Therapy of night sleep disturbances will improve the patients' condition and enhance the efficacy of management after surgical interventions.