title: Fluid and electrolyte disorders in neurosurgical intensive care.
abstract: The management of fluid and electrolytes is an important aspect of the intensive care of patients with intracranial disease and injury because the central nervous system has a critical role in fluid and electrolyte and acid-base homeostasis. This article reviews fluids and electrolytes and acid-base balance, their common disturbances in neurosurgical disorders, and their practical management.
authors: Neurosurgical Service, San Francisco General Hospital, California.
authors: B T
authors: BT
authors: Andrews
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy