2019
Pilot study: an intensive care unit sleep promotion protocol
Knauert MP, Pisani M, Redeker N, Murphy T, Araujo K, Jeon S, Yaggi H. Pilot study: an intensive care unit sleep promotion protocol. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2019, 6: e000411. PMID: 31258916, PMCID: PMC6561389, DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromotion protocolProtocol armUsual careSleep protocolICU sleepProtocol patientsIll patientsPrimary outcomeSleep disruptionBedside careRoom entryPatientsRoom activitiesSleep opportunityCareLength of timeProtocol effectMean ARoom disturbancesGeneralised linear modelArmTime blocksEquivalent levelsRoom entranceActivity
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCritical CareFacility Design and ConstructionFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNoisePatients' RoomsProspective StudiesConceptsIntensive 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