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Table 1 Demographic data of analyzed patients

From: Efficiency of 7.2% hypertonic saline hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5 versus mannitol 15% in the treatment of increased intracranial pressure in neurosurgical patients – a randomized clinical trial [ISRCTN62699180]

 

Mannitol 15% (n = 15)

7.2% NaCl/HES 200/0.5 (n = 17)

Age

47 ± 16

47 ± 16

Weight

89 ± 27

87 ± 24

Gender, M/F

8/7

9/8

Initial GCS

5.8 ± 1.4

6 ± 1.3

SAPS score

42.5 ± 13

39.6 ± 9.6

Days on ICU

23.3 ± 14.8

22.8 ± 15.5

Basic illness

  

SAH

5

4

Brain infarct

4

3

Isolated SHT III°

4

6

ICH

1

3

Other

1

1

Surgical intervention

13

13

  1. 7.2% NaCl/HES 200/0.5, 7.2% hypertonic saline hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; ICU, intensive care unit; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SHT, severe head trauma.
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