Open AccessComparison of preoperative hypertonic saline versus mannitol for intraoperative brain relaxation and early postoperative outcome among patients with cerebral low-grade glioma: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Farhad Etezadi,
Mahsa Babaie,
Amirhossein Larijani,
Mehdi Ketabchi,
Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh,
Ali Jalali,
Maysam Alimohamadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
pISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_224_20
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , hypertonic saline , craniotomy , glioma , mannitol , intensive care unit , traumatic brain injury , surgery , cerebral edema , intracranial pressure , saline , chemistry , organic chemistry , cancer research , psychiatry
Hypertonic saline (HS) has an important role in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of HS and its impact on the postoperative course of patients undergoing craniotomy for low-grade gliomas.