Continuous hypertonic saline for acute liver failure

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 178-180

  Singh, Ratender Kumar ^a   Poddar, Banani ^a   Singhal, Sanjay ^a   Azim, Afzal ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

3 hypertonic saline; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; FENTANYL; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OSMOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SERUM OSMOLARITY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

EID: 80052418156     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-011-0103-y     Document Type: Article

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