Prehospital Hypertonic Saline Resuscitation of Patients With Hypotension and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

James Cooper, D.; S. Myles, Paul; T. McDermott, Francis; Murray, Lynette; D. Laidlaw, John; Cooper, Gregory; B. Tremayne, Ann; Bernard, Stephen; Ponsford, Jennie; the HTS Study Investigators For the HTS Study Investigators, For

doi:10.1001/jama.291.11.1350

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Prehospital Hypertonic Saline Resuscitation of Patients With Hypotension and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Published in JAMA • Mar 16, 2004

Authors:

D. James Cooper

Paul S. Myles

Francis T. McDermott

Abstract

CONTEXT: Prehospital hypertonic saline (HTS) resuscitation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase survival but whether HTS improves neurological outcomes is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether prehospital resuscitation with intravenous HTS improves long-term neurological out...

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Medicine

Hypertonic saline

Resuscitation

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