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Wednesday, 15 June 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

Sleep is important for healing and survival of critical illness, as far as quantitative and qualitative sleep deprivation can have negative consequences on a physiologic function, particularly the immune mechanism, as well as psychological well-being. We explored the memorization of sleep disturbances during an ICU stay and then evaluated the quality of sleep reported by patients after critical care.

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