Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy – A Cochrane Systematic Review
Background: Patients with brain tumour usually suffer from increased pressure in the skull due to swelling of brain tissue. A swollen brain renders surgical removal of the brain tumour difficult. To ease surgical tumour removal, measures are taken to reduce brain swelling, often referred to as brain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jnaccjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2348-0548;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=99;epage=107;aulast=Prabhakar |