‘In a dark place, we find ourselves’: light intensity in critical care units

Intensive care units provide specialised care for critically ill patients around the clock. However, intensive care unit patients have disrupted circadian rhythms. Furthermore, disrupted circadian rhythms are associated with worse outcome. As light is the most powerful ‘re-setter’ of circadian rhyth...

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Hauptverfasser: Durrington, H, Clark, R, Greer, R, Martial, F, Blaikley, J, Dark, P, Lucas, R, Ray, D
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Springer Open 2017