The effect of earplugs during the night on the onset of delirium and sleep perception: A randomized controlled trial in intensive care patients

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Van Rompaey, Bart ^a,b   Elseviers, Monique M ^a   Van Drom, Wim ^a,c   Fromont, Veronique ^a   Jorens, Philippe G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEVICES; EARPLUG; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE PSYCHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP QUALITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860524501     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11330     Document Type: Article

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