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Table 1 The effect of pharmacological agents on sleep

From: Sleeping on a problem: the impact of sleep disturbance on intensive care patients - a clinical review

Pharmacological agent

TST

SWS

REM

Propofol

↑

↓

↓

Lorazepam

↑

↓

↓

Alprazolam

↑

↓

↓

Diazepam

↑

↓

↓

Haloperidol

↑

↑

↓

Morphine

↓

↓

↓

Fentanyl

↑

↓

↓

Midazolam

↑

↓

↓

Dexmedetomidine

↑

↑

↓

  1. TST, total sleep time; SWS, slow wave sleep; REM, rapid eye movement; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.