Abstract

Animal and human studies have shown that intravenous hypertonic saline (HTS) solutions increase blood pressure and decrease intracranial pressure. To evaluate the effect of HTS use on neurologic outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and hypotension, researchers in Australia conducted a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 229 patients with blunt multisystem trauma who had traumatic …

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