Lieut has been ventilated for a week in intensive care. He is now waking up from the sedation but remains ventilated via a tracheostomy. During the night shift, he becomes distressed agitated and is pulling at his airway and intravenous lines and trying to get out of bed.
-What might have caused his distress and agitation?

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All of these factors - noise pollution, light pollution, and sleep deprivation - can contribute to a patient's distress and agitation, especially in an intensive care unit setting where the environment can be quite disruptive to normal sleep patterns and sensory experiences.

Lieut Has Been Ventilated for a Week in Intensive Care