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Although lacking level 1 support, mannitol is an commonly used drug in cases of severe traumatic brain injury to manage an increase in intracerebral pressure (ICP).<\/p>\n
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The standard dilution used is a 25% solution with 12.5 g in a 50 ml vial. A 5 micron conical filter is typically used to draw up the solution and the drug is given via slow IV push.<\/p>\n
The dose varies on the clinical setting but usually aim is a serum osmolarity > 320. If the serum osm is less than 320 a typical regimen is 50 g q 4-6 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Although lacking level 1 support, mannitol is an commonly used drug in cases of severe traumatic brain injury to manage an increase in intracerebral pressure (ICP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5062,5072,13],"tags":[5075,5074,5073,5008],"yoast_head":"\n