Mannitol vs HS to Treat ICHT After Severe TBI : Comparison on PtiO2 and Microdialysis Values

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether hypertonic saline is as much effective as mannitol to treat intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury and has at least the same effects on PtiO2 and cerebral metabolism studied through microdialysis.

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-12

Publications

• Background Vialet R, Albanese J, Thomachot L, Antonini F, Bourgouin A, Alliez B, Martin C. Isovolume hypertonic solutes (sodium chloride or mannitol) in the treatment of refractory posttraumatic intracranial hypertension: 2 mL/kg 7.5% saline is more effective than 2 mL/kg 20% mannitol. Crit Care Med. 2003 Jun;31(6):1683-7. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000063268.91710.DF.
• Background Sakowitz OW, Stover JF, Sarrafzadeh AS, Unterberg AW, Kiening KL. Effects of mannitol bolus administration on intracranial pressure, cerebral extracellular metabolites, and tissue oxygenation in severely head-injured patients. J Trauma. 2007 Feb;62(2):292-8. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000203560.03937.2d.
• Background Soustiel JF, Vlodavsky E, Zaaroor M. Relative effects of mannitol and hypertonic saline on calpain activity, apoptosis and polymorphonuclear infiltration in traumatic focal brain injury. Brain Res. 2006 Jul 26;1101(1):136-44. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.05.045. Epub 2006 Jun 19.

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