Hypertonic saline in neurocritical care: Is continuous infusion appropriate?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1521-1523

  Muizelaar, J Paul ^a   Shahlaie, Kiarash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypernatremia; Hypertonic saline; Intracranial pressure; Intravenous fluid; Sodium; Stroke; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLARITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

EID: 67650445764     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819d3ea0     Document Type: Editorial

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