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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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal-Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
HIA Sainte Anne, Toulon, France
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Sheffield Children's Clinical Foundation, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mater Adult Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Clinical Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Institute of Internal Intractable Diseases, Nanjing University of Traditonal Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland
Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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