Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy – A Cochrane Systematic Review

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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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Published in:	Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
Main Authors:	Hemanshu Prabhakar, Gyaninder P Singh, Mani Kalaivani, Vidhu Anand
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Brain relaxation craniotomy hypertonic saline mannitol
Online Access:	http://www.jnaccjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2348-0548;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=99;epage=107;aulast=Prabhakar

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