Early use of hypertonic fluids does not appear to improve outcomes for severe traumatic brain injury
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Early use of hypertonic fluids does not appear to improve outcomes for severe traumatic brain injury
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Tags: Advanced Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Neurology, Brain, Brain Injury
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Early Use of Hypertonic Fluids Does Not Appear to Improve Outcomes For Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
newswise.com — “Patients with a severe traumatic brain injury (and not in shock because of blood loss) who received out-of-hospital administration of hypertonic fluids (a solution with increased concentration of certain electrolytes and thought to help reduce intracranial pressure) as initial resuscitation did not experience better 6-month neurologic outcomes or survival compared to patients who received a normal saline solution, according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA.” View full resource at newswise.com
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