Is there a role for melatonin in the ICU?

G A RichardsA BentleyP D GopalanL BranniganF Paruk

Published in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2021)

This review examines and discusses the role of melatonin in the intensive care unit in terms of sleep, delirium and sepsis, both the physiology and as a therapy.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
physical activity
septic shock
mechanical ventilation
sleep quality
hip fracture
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
cell therapy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation