Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure by Infusions of 10% Saline in Severely Head Injured Patients

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1998, Issue SUPPL. 71, 1998, Pages 31-33

  Schatzmann, Christiane ^a   Heissler, H E ^b   Konig K ^b   Klinge Xhemajli, P ^b   Rickels, E ^b   Muhling M ^b   Borschel M ^b   Samii, M ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elevated intracranial pressure; Head injured patients; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032238468     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6475-4_9     Document Type: Article

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