... frequently seen in critically ill patients, mayresult in the intrusion of delta frequency waves into the wakestate, leading to an overestimation of sleep time. Thus, foraccurate interpretation ... Bernard GR, Gordon S, Francis J, May L,Truman B, Speroff T, Gautam S, Margolin R, Hart RP, Dittus R:Delirium in mechanically ventilated patients: validity and relia-bility of the confusion assessment ... colleagues have explained the problems investigators willface as they move forward in this line of research. Currentlyavailable techniques for sleep measurement provide at bestan imperfect approximation...