What is it about?
Both 3% hypertonic saline (3% HTS) and 20% mannitol were proven to be effective in relaxing the brain during supratentorial surgeries. This work aimed to study the effect of consecutive use of both drugs on the brain relaxation score and hemodynamic status during such surgeries.
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Why is it important?
Balanced hyperosmolar therapy using 3% HTS and 20% mannitol consecutively resulted in a satisfactory brain relaxation and allowed more hemodynamic stability.
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I hope this article makes what people might think is a boring, slightly abstract area like health economics and measuring things like health, kind of interesting and maybe even exciting. Because the way we spend money on health and social care is not just a problem for politicians, managers and researchers to worry about - it is an issue that touches every single human being on this planet in one way or another. More than anything else, and if nothing else, I hope you find this article thought-provoking.
Dr SAMIR AHMED Ahmed ELKAFRAWY
ElSahel Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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This page is a summary of: \"Balanced hyperosmolar therapy\" using 3% hypertonic saline - 20% mannitol versus an equiosmolar volume of either 3% hypertonic saline or mannitol 20% in supratentorial tumor resection: A new approach to achieve hemodynamic stability, Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia, June 2021, Innovative Publication,
DOI: 10.18231/j.ijca.2021.044.
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