Use of hypertonic saline/acetate infusion in treatment of cerebral edema in patients with head trauma: Experience at a single center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 659-665

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a,b   Suarez, Jose I ^a   Castro, Alexjandro ^a   Bhardwaj, Anish ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Computed tomography; Glasgow Coma Scale; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Head trauma; Hypertonic saline; Intracranial pressure; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032859979     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199910000-00009     Document Type: Article

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