ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Position Paper on Patient Sleep During Hospitalization

Anesth AnalgPublished Position paper

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Give sleep greater priority, ensuring patients' sleep needs are recognized and met, within the hospital and beyond

  2. Staff education, protocols to address sleep needs, and improved hospital design to mitigate environmental disturbances

  3. Systematic changes in the approach of hospital leadership and staff; incorporate optimization of patient sleep into the objectives of perioperative and general patient care guidelines

  4. Further research into the impact of hospitalization on sleep, effects of poor sleep on outcomes after hospitalization, and interventions to improve it

Original publication

Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Position Paper on Patient Sleep During Hospitalization. Anesth Analg. Published 6 February 2023. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006395

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