Effectiveness of hypertonic saline infusion in management of traumatic brain injury: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Brain Injury · 2024-06-10 · Meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find out the efficacy of using Hypertonic saline solution (HSS) over mannitol in the management of TBI by comparing their performance in improving different outcomes. METHODS: Electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the impact of HSS vs. mannitol on ICP in patients who suffered TBI. Outcomes of interest were mortality, neurologic functional outcomes, risk ratio (RR) of successful ICP treatment, reduction in ICP after 30-60 and 90-120 min, improvement in cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) at 30-60 and 90-120 min, and also treatment failure. Evaluations were reported as RR or mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using weighted random-effects models. RESULTS: The analysis included 624 patients from 15 RCTs. HSS infusion had a significant impact on the improvement of CPP at 30-60 min [MD = 5.54, 95% CI (3.04, 8.03),p < 0.001] compared to mannitol. However, results yielded no significant difference between HSS and mannitol in terms of mortality, neurologic functional outcomes, successful ICP treatment, reduction in ICP after 30-60 min and 90-120 min, improvement in CPP at 90-120 min, and treatment failure. CONCLUSION: HSS and mannitol are both effective treatments for elevated ICP due to TBI. However, further research is required to derive a better comparison.
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Fluids & blood · Hypertonic saline · Mortality & survival · Quality of life & function
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