Salt or sugar on the brain: Does it matter except for taste?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 601-602

  Stubbe, Henning D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

brain edema; brain injury; hypertonic saline; intracranial pressure; mannitol; osmotherapeutic agents; osmotherapy

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARCH; SUGAR;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BRAIN; COST; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 79952156453     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820b76a1     Document Type: Editorial

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