Postoperative Sleep Disturbances After Zolpidem Treatment in Fast-track Hip and Knee Replacement

Summary

Sleep after surgery has been found to be very distrubed immediately after major surgery. This is also seen after fast-track hip and knee replacement with length of stay of less than 3 days. Disturbed sleep has many adverse effects i.e. fatigue, possible hyperalgesia and decline in cognitive abilities.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2012-08

Completion

2012-10

Publications

• Krenk L, Jennum P, Kehlet H. Postoperative sleep disturbances after zolpidem treatment in fast-track hip and knee replacement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Mar 15;10(3):321-6. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3540.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.