Carolyn D’Ambrosio, ATS 2019 – Sleep in Critically Ill Patients

At the 2019 ATS conference in Dallas, TX, USA, Carolyn D’Ambrosio (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA) discusses the primary challenges of sleep for patients who are critically ill, what can be done to mitigate the impact of sleep disturbance in critically ill patients and what unmet needs still remain.

Questions
1. What are the primary challenges of sleep for patients who are critically ill? (0:04)
2. Please describe our current understanding of what the immediate impact sleep disturbance is on critically ill patients. (0:53)
3. What can be done to mitigate the impact of sleep disturbance in critically ill patients and what unmet needs still remain? (1:53)
4. Are there any longer-term impacts of sleep disturbance beyond the recovery from a critical illness? (3:11)

Speaker disclosure: Carolyn D’Ambrosio has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

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Filmed at ATS 2019, Dallas, TX, USA, May 2019.