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The PNDs were evaluated by the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), using education-adjusted cutoffs recommended by the latest Chinese Dementia Guidelines (2023).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with the control group, the total sleep duration and the deep sleep duration were significantly longer in the experimental group only on the fourth postoperative day (418.48 \u00b1 21.95 vs. 389.57 \u00b1 49.29, P = 0.019; 95.10 \u00b1 19.98 vs. 66.86 \u00b1 32.69, P = 0.002). The experimental group exhibited significantly shorter sleep latency compared with the control group (13.24 \u00b1 8.46 vs. 28.62 \u00b1 19.86; p = 0.002). Additionally, the apnea-hypopnea index and frequency of awakenings were lower in the experimental group (14.05 \u00b1 9.85 vs. 21.00 \u00b1 10.78; p = 0.035; 2.67 \u00b1 1.32 vs. 5.05 \u00b1 2.97; p = 0.002). The duration of postoperative delirium was shorter in the experimental group compared with the control group (2.00 \u00b1 0.82 vs. 3.80 \u00b1 1.30; p = 0.048). On the seventh postoperative day, participants in the experimental group had lower anxiety scores than those in the control group (3.38 \u00b1 2.27 vs. 6.14 \u00b1 5.43; p = 0.038).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>LEO inhalation aromatherapy could effectively improve postoperative sleep quality, particularly on the fourth postoperative day. 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