Hyperosmolar therapy for raised intracranial pressure

N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 23;367(8):746-52. doi: 10.1056/NEJMct1206321.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Diuretics, Osmotic / adverse effects
  • Diuretics, Osmotic / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy / methods
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
  • Intracranial Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Mannitol / adverse effects
  • Mannitol / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Radiography
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic / adverse effects
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Diuretics, Osmotic
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic
  • Mannitol