Mannitol or hypertonic saline in the setting of traumatic brain injury: What have we learned?
Intracranial hypertension, defined as an intracranial pressure (ICP) >20 mmHg for a period of more than 5 min, worsens neurologic outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI). While several mechanisms contribute to poor outcome, impaired cerebral perfusion appears to be a highly significant common den...
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Format: | Revisão |
Language: | English |
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2015
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.170248 |
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