Abolished circadian rhythm of melatonin secretion in sedated and artificially ventilated intensive care patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 679-684

  Olofsson, Karin ^a,b   Alling, C ^b   Lundberg, D ^b   Malmros, C ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Critical illness; ICU syndrome; Intensive care; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SEPSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NARCOTICS; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042570072     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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