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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Main Authors: Myles D. Boone, Achikam Oren-Grinberg, Tim Robinson, Clark C. Chen, Ekkehard M. Kasper
Format: Revisão
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.170248
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