Hypertonic Saline Solution and Decompressive Craniectomy for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 558-563

  Berger, Steffen ^a   Schwarz, Manfred ^a   Huth, Ralf ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036739424     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00027     Document Type: Article

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