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Awake Patients in Pain Have Longer Hospital Stays

 

Awake Patients in Pain Have Longer Hospital Stays
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According to new research, pain is responsible for the poor sleep and longer recovery time in the hospital for many patients after undergoing a surgical procedure.

Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit took advantage of the opportunity to present their findings at the 2014 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) this month.

50 patients who had recently undergone a knee or hip replacement surgery were used the study. Measuring these particular surgeries allowed the researchers to more accurately obtain results, as they have a standard pain protocol in place before and after surgery.

Past studies have indicated that hospital staff, light and noise are all serious problems that keep patients awake, so a hospital with quiet hours was chosen to better isolate pain and sleep.

Sleep quality, sleep duration, narcotic use for pain, and pain scores, were all considered in the results:

  • Poor sleep was associated with higher pain scores
  • Compared to the general population, the patients experienced significantly poorer sleep quality with shorter overall sleep times and more awakenings
  • Better pain management led to better overall sleep with fewer times of waking up while sleeping
  • Improving the overall sleep of patients was associated with a shorter hospital stay

Sleep continues to prove itself important in so many aspects of our lives. Tuck in for­ 7-9 hours of rejuvenating snooze every night on a quality mattress to increase your pain tolerance, boost your health, stay optimistic and keep winning big.

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