title: [Cerebral edema: osmotic therapy in clinical practice].
abstract: Having described the therapeutic protocol to be followed in cases of cerebral edema, starting with aspecific measures (hyperventilation in a position of 30 degrees, etc.) for slight cases and progressing to specific therapy (osmotherapy, barbiturates) for more severe cases, the paper focuses on osmotherapy and illustrates the theoretical principles on which it is based and its use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Generale Regionale di Bolzano.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alemanno
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragagni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
mesh_terms: D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008353:Mannitol
vernacular_title: Edema cerebrale: la terapia osmotica nella pratica clinica.