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Breast Surgery

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

How did you sleep in the ICU?

How did you sleep in the ICU? Critical Care 2011, 15:408.

Franck, L., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/15/2/408

Patient sleep is extremely disturbed in the intensive care unit. We explored the memorization of sleep disturbances during a phone interview of 60 patients using the Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire. Half of them reminded sleep deprivation and one third of them had a decreased long term quality of sleep. Protocols to improve sleep quality are necessary

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