School of Medicine Student Publications
UMMS Affiliation
School of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-03-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Critical Care | Medical Education | Quality Improvement
Abstract
An estimated 70% of patients who have been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience some form of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). As a stressful environment, the ICU can be traumatic for any patient; however, the disruption of sleep experienced by patients in ICU negatively impacts their mental status and recovery. One of the most significant contributors to sleep disruption is the constant blare of monitor alarms, many of which are false or redundant. Through multisensory approaches and procedural redesign, the hostile acoustic environment of the ICU that causes so many to suffer from PICS may be alleviated. In this paper, we present suggestions for improving the ICU acoustic environment to possibly reduce the incidence of post-ICU complications such as PICS.
Keywords
post-intensive care syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, multisensory alarm, multimodal design, proactive care, intensive care unit
Rights and Permissions
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DOI of Published Version
10.3390/mti4010006
Source
Burdick KJ, Callahan CJ. Sleeping Soundlessly in the Intensive Care Unit. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 2020; 4(1):6. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti4010006
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
Repository Citation
Burdick KJ, Callahan CJ. (2020). Sleeping Soundlessly in the Intensive Care Unit. School of Medicine Student Publications. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti4010006. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/som_pubs/11
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