Earplugs in ICU
"The use of earplugs during the night lowered the incidence of confusion in the studied intensive care patients. A vast improvement was shown by a Hazard Ratio of 0.47 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.27 to 0.82). Also, patients sleeping with earplugs developed confusion later than the patients sleeping without earplugs. After the first night in the ICU, patients sleeping with earplugs reported a better sleep perception."
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The effect of earplugs during the night on the onset of delirium and sleep perception: a randomized controlled trial in intensive care patients: Critical Care 2012, 16:R73
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