Fluid and electrolyte disorders in neurosurgical intensive care.
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.
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Neurosurgical Service, San Francisco General Hospital, California.
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