1.0 BACKGROUND ACTIGRAPHY HAS BEEN USED TO STUDY SLEEP/WAKE PATTERNS
FOR OVER 20 YEARS. The advantage of actigraphy over traditional polysomnography …

Critically ill patients frequently experience poor sleep, characterized by frequent disruptions,
loss of circadian rhythms, and a paucity of time spent in restorative sleep stages. Factors that …

What is the little button for? This button is pushed at bedtime and awake time to let the
research know what time you went to bed and got up. This button can also be used with the …

Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) environmental factors such as noise and light have
been cited as important causes of sleep deprivation in critically ill patients. Previous studies …

Antecedentes Los adultos en las unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI) a menudo
presentan falta de sueño o interrupciones frecuente del sueño. Las intervenciones no …

Objectives: To examine pediatric intensivist sedation management, sleep promotion, and
delirium screening practices for intubated and mechanically ventilated children. Design: An …

Sleep deprivation and delirium are conditions commonly encountered in intensive care unit
patients. Sleep in these patients is characterized by sleep fragmentation, an increase in light …

Objective Melatonin is involved in the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle and exhibits
multiple interactions with the neuroendocrine and the immune system. Melatonin secretion …

Background: Sleep and circadian disruption (SCD) is common and severe in the ICU. On the
basis of rigorous evidence in non-ICU populations and emerging evidence in ICU …

Sepsis affects 30 million people worldwide, leading to 6 million deaths every year (WHO),
and despite decades of research, novel initiatives are drastically needed. According to the …