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A restful sleep is essential for regenerative processes and remains crucial for patients recovering from stressful periods in the intensive care unit. The current study aimed to assess sleep quality in critically ill patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation within a specialized weaning unit in hospital. ⋯ Subjects who were undergoing prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation and admitted to a specialized weaning unit, showed reduced sleep quality with preservation of high amounts of slow-wave sleep.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and lethal lung disease of unknown origin whose incidence has been increasing over the latest decade partly as a consequence of population ageing. New anti-fibrotic therapy including pirfenidone and nintedanib have now proven efficacy in slowing down the disease. Nevertheless, diagnosis and follow-up of IPF remain challenging. ⋯ Large scale multicentric studies are eagerly needed to confirm the utility of these biomarkers.