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Sleep Could Ease Delirium In ICU Patients, Study Finds

Taking steps to ensure the hospital's sickest patients get a good night's rest could help eliminate a common roadblock to their recovery, according to a new study.

New research in the journal Critical Care Medicine shows that taking common-sense measures to improve sleep -- like turning off lights, reducing noise and minimizing interruptions by hospital staff -- was linked with less delirium among hospital intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Delirium is a well-known risk of lack of sleep marked by confusion, and can hamper recovery in patients. Researchers said it's a sign of brain health.…

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