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Hypertonic saline, not mannitol, should be considered gold-standard medical therapy for intracranial hypertension

Hyperosmolar therapy is the principal medical management strategy for elevated intracranial pressure. Mannitol has been the primary hyperosmolar agent for nearly a century and remains the de facto gold standard for medical management of intracranial hypertension. Over the past 25 years, however, hyp...

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Autor principal: Marko, Nicholas F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22353146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11182