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- Title
The effect of earplugs during the night on the onset of delirium and sleep perception: a randomized controlled trial in intensive care patients.
- Abstract
The article offers information that reduction of sound during the night using earplugs could be beneficial in the prevention of intensive care delirium. It was found that the use of earplugs during the night lowered the incidence of confusion in the studied intensive care patients. After the first night in the ICU, patients sleeping with earplugs reported a better sleep perception. It states that earplugs may be an useful instrument in the prevention of confusion or delirium.
- Publication
Critical Care, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 1, pR73
- ISSN
1364-8535
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1186/cc11330