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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Psychiatric Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Lutz Naehrlich, Giessen, Germany
Joachim Riethmueller, Tuebingen, Germany
Jochen Mainz, Jena, Germany
Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit - Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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