Long-term outcome after medical reversal of transtentorial herniation in patients with supratentorial mass lesions

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1556-1564

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^a   Suarez, Jose I ^a   Ulatowski, John A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertonic saline; Hyperventilation; Intracranial pressure; Mannitol; Mortality; Transtentorial herniation

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034081552     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200005000-00049     Document Type: Article

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