Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
Research Article
A Preliminary Study on the Utility of Root® with SedLine® for Sleep Evaluation in Critically Ill Patients: Comparison with Polysomnography and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire
Author(s): Kanae Nagatomo*, Masamitsu Sanui, Tomoyuki Masuyama, Yusuke Iizuka and Junji Shiotsuka
Introduction: To date, there has not been a practical evaluation of patient sleep in critical care units, where sleep disturbance is commonly found. This study aimed to validate a portable electroencephalography monitor, as a sleep monitoring device, against Polysomnography (PSG) for objective sleep evaluation and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) for subjective sleep quality in critically ill patients.
Methods: In this observational study, the sleep pattern of 10 adult patients staying in an ICU for at least 72 hours was evaluated for 24 hours using PSG and the Patient State Index (PSI) from SedLine. Additionally, their nighttime sleep was subjectively scored using the RCSQ to compare with the objective parameters.
Results: Sleep architecture from PSG showed an increase in light sleep and a prominen.. View More»
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