2022
Adding Insult to Injury Sleep Deficiency in Hospitalized Patients
Mansour W, Knauert M. Adding Insult to Injury Sleep Deficiency in Hospitalized Patients. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2022, 43: 287-303. PMID: 35659026, PMCID: PMC9177053, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep deficiencyHospital settingTreatment-related effectsMultiple organ systemsObjective sleep measurementsHospital outcomesHospitalized patientsIllness severityNegative health effectsSleep promotionStudy protocolPromotion protocolMedical conditionsSleep measurementsKey next stepOrgan systemsHealth effectsHospital environmentPatientsContributing factorDeficiencyOutcomesCommon problemInsultSetting
2016
Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales
Knauert M, Jeon S, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Pisani MA, Redeker NS. Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales. Journal Of Critical Care 2016, 36: 1-7. PMID: 27546739, PMCID: PMC5097003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitMedical intensive care unitCare unitWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyICU patient roomsIllness severityPatient factorsMechanical ventilationObservational studyPeak occurrenceICU environmentSignificant discordanceCircadian disruptionPatient roomsDecibel scaleSound levelsEquivalent sound levelPeak measuresDeliriumLevelsMeaningful factorsSleepLow-frequency soundAverage level