| Sleep is one of the most essential critical life activities of human beings and plays a vital role in human health. With the rapid development of the economy and society and the fast pace of life, more and more patients suffer from sleep disorders. As the most common sleep disorder, the prevalence of insomnia has increased significantly in recent years, and the importance of sleep medicine has gradually become prominent. Sleep medicine in China has developed rapidly, from the initial sleep laboratory to more than 5 000 sleep diagnosis and treatment centers today. Although it has begun to take shape, there are still such problems, as the low degree of discipline integration and the lack of effective treatment for intractable insomnia etc. With the increasingly detailed classification of medical disciplines, anesthesologists are currently focused on clinical anesthesia. Although limited to the operating room, anesthesiologists have innate advantagesin the treatment of such difficult diseases as of intractable insomnia, anesthesologists can use their skilled anesthesia technology and anesthesia drugs to help patients quickly correct sleep debt and cut off the vicious cycle, besides, multimodal sleep therapy consists of cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia, stellate ganglion block, acupuncture, anesthesia sleep, and rehabilitation physiotherapy, which provides an effective and reliable choice for insomnia patients who have poor clinical treatment with traditional drugs. In the new era of rapid social development, anesthesiologists should make full use of their advantages and make a difference in a broader field. |
