Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy
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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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802015000200166&lng=en&tlng=en |