Rapid eye movement-sleep is reduced in patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis-an observational study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. Sleep disturbances are commonly found in patients in the postoperative period. Sleep disturbances may give rise to several complications including cardiopulmonary instability, transient cognitive dysfunction and prolonged convalescence. Many factors including host inflammatory responses are believed to cause postoperative sleep disturbances, as inflammatory responses can alter sleep architecture through cytokine-brain interactions. Our aim was to investigate alteration of sleep architecture during acute infection and its relationships to inflammation and clinical symptoms. Materials & Methods. In this observational study, we included patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis as a model to investigate the isolated effects of inflammatory responses on sleep. Eleven patie

SUBMITTER: Huang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540026 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature