The role of hypertonic saline in neurotrauma

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 42, 2008, Pages 104-109

  White, H ^a   Cook, D ^b   Venkatesh, B ^b  

^a QEII Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intracranial hypertension; Intracranial pressure; Mannitol; Saline solution hypertonic

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM;

ACIDOSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN SIZE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KIDNEY FAILURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OSMOTIC DEMYELINATION SYNDROME; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ANIMAL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; MYELIN SHEATH; OSMOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MANNITOL; MYELIN SHEATH; OSMOSIS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SODIUM;

EID: 43149087790     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507003420     Document Type: Review

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