Bion, V;
Montgomery, H;
(2017)
Humanizing critical care.
Signa Vitae
, 13
(Suppl 3)
pp. 37-39.
10.22514/SV133.062017.6.
Preview |
Text
Montgomery_sv13-s3-37-39.pdf - Published Version Download (119kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Sleep is important for human neurocognitive, emotional and physical health. Increasing evidence shows that the intensive care unit environment is disruptive to sleep patterns. Such disruption is unpleasant to patients, but mounting evidence suggests that it may also worsen outcome. However, improvements in the patient experience are readily obtained through simple measures such as the use of eyepads and earplugs. Early data suggest that such interventions are not only kind, but may impact on patient outcomes such as delirium rates.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Humanizing critical care |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.22514/SV133.062017.6 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.22514/SV133.062017.6 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
| Keywords: | Sleep, light, noise, sound, eyepad, earplug |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Experimental and Translational Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1569593 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
