title: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 2. Hypertonic sodium solutions versus mannitol in reducing ICP in traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rickard
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehoe
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008353:Mannitol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D008353:Mannitol