Ultra-early hyperosmolar treatment in traumatic brain injury: Will surgery soon be old-school?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 642-643

  Froelich, Matteus ^a   Härtl, Roger ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute subdural hematoma; Hypertonic saline; Surgical management; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CRANIECTOMY; EDITORIAL; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLARITY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 38549170391     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181629821     Document Type: Editorial

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