Search Tag: sleep deprivation

Executive Health Management

Is-your-baby-sleep-deprived-issues-and-treatments-contributing-to-the-problem

2023 23 Jul

Sleep deprivation is one of the biggest challenges of new parenthood. It’s important to remember that it is normal for newborns and young babies to wake up during the night for a feed or because they need comfort and reassurance.   However, there are some steps you can take to help things along and encourage fewer night wakings once your baby...Read more

ICU Management

Findings-from-the-samds-icu-survey

2022 08 Feb

Pain is one of the most distressful symptoms among critically ill patients, along with shortness of breath and delirium. Pain is reported by 38 to 51% of patients at risk of dying. Delirium is highly prevalent among patients who are critically ill and is associated with worse short-term and long-term outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, longer...Read more

ICU Management

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2020 11 Aug

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The-night-in-the-icu

2020 11 Aug

T hey say that in the world of the intensive care unit (ICU), there is no night. It can be qualified as a lesser day, but not really as a night. The hustle and bustle may be slower, patient flow and activity may be less, conversations may be negligible, and the staff on duty may be limited, but patient care continues, alarms are in place, and the...Read more

ICU Management

Sleep-deprivation-and-fatigue-management-in-the-intensive-care-unit

2020 11 Aug

The impact of sleep deprivation and fatigue on patients and staff in the intensive care unit and how improved sleep, reduced noise disturbances, and more organised shifts could be beneficial for both patients and clinicians. T he World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that average daily sound levels in patient care areas should...Read more

ICU Management

Nighttime-intensivist-staffing

2019 03 Jul

The work hours and sleep schedules of physicians who have completed training have seldom been studied. But there is ample evidence that suggests that sleep deprivation can cause errors in decision-making even in easy and familiar circumstances. Keeping in mind that the critical care setting is usually quite stressful, long working hours and sleep...Read more

ICU Management

How-circadian-disruption-affects-icu-patients

2016 20 Dec

While circadian dysrhythmias in ICUs exist — expressed mainly as sleep deprivation, delirium incidence, and immunosuppression — hospitals have not taken adequate measures to overcome factors that lead to sleep disturbance, according to a review to appear in Journal of Critical Care. The manuscript is already available online, following acceptance for...Read more

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Sleep-loss-hinders-decision-making-in-high-risk-situations

2015 12 May

Results of a new study, reported in the journal Sleep , provide a new understanding of how sleep deprivation can lead doctors, first responders, military personnel and others in a crisis situation to make catastrophic decisions. For the first time, researchers at Washington State University created a laboratory experiment that simulates how sleep...Read more