Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic that is metabolically inert in humans and occurs naturally, as a sugar or sugar alcohol, in fruits and vegetables. Mannitol elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, into interstitial fluid and plasma. As a result, cerebral edema, elevated i...
Used for the promotion of diuresis before irreversible renal failure becomes established, the reduction of intracranial pressure, the treatment of cerebral edema, and the promotion of urinary excretion of toxic substances.
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Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Clinical Physiology Research Laboratory, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (there may be other sites in this country), Sao Paulo, Brazil
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
Retina Research Center, Khatam eye Hospital, Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran, Islamic Republic of
King Fahd Hosital of the University, Al-Khobar, EP, Saudi Arabia
Anesthesia Department, University of Dammam, Al-Khobar, EP, Saudi Arabia
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