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  • Title: Sleep and sedation in the pediatric intensive care unit.
    Author: Carno MA, Connolly HV.
    Journal: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am; 2005 Sep; 17(3):239-44. PubMed ID: 16115531.
    Abstract:
    Sleep is an important and necessary function of the human body. Somatic growth and cellular repair occur during sleep. Critically ill children have disturbed sleep while in the pediatric intensive care unit related both to the illness itself and to light, noise, and caregiver activities disrupting an environment conducive to sleep. Medications administered in the pediatric intensive care unit can also disrupt sleep. This article reviews what is known about sleep in the pediatric intensive care unit and the effects of common sedation medications on sleep.
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