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  • Title: Hypertonic saline for cerebral edema.
    Author: Georgiadis AL, Suarez JI.
    Journal: Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep; 2003 Nov; 3(6):524-30. PubMed ID: 14565909.
    Abstract:
    Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) is a major contributor to the mortality of many conditions encountered in a neurologic intensive care unit. Achieving a sustained reduction in ICP in patients with intracranial hypertension remains a challenge. Treatment with hyperosmolar agents is one of the few options that are available, and mannitol is currently the most commonly used agent. However, hypertonic saline solutions have recently emerged as a potentially safer and more efficacious alternative to mannitol.
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