Mannitol Brain Relaxation Effect

Summary

Mannitol is widely used in patients with elevated intracranial pressure. In neurosurgical field, especially in large size or with brain edema, it is necessary to decrease brain volume to facilitate surgical approach. In general, 0.25 -1.5g of mannitol per kilogram has been known to decrease ICP effectively. But there are some debates in regard to appropriate dose of mannitol.

Timeline

Start

2014-06

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

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Publications

• Seo H, Kim E, Jung H, Lim YJ, Kim JW, Park CK, Se YB, Jeon YT, Hwang JW, Park HP. A prospective randomized trial of the optimal dose of mannitol for intraoperative brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy for supratentorial brain tumor resection. J Neurosurg. 2017 Jun;126(6):1839-1846. doi: 10.3171/2016.6.JNS16537. Epub 2016 Aug 19.

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