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Monica S Vavilala. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar.

. 2014 Mar;15(3):286.

doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000062.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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Increasing use of hypertonic saline over mannitol in the treatment of symptomatic cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: an 11-year retrospective analysis of mortality*.
Decourcey DD, Steil GM, Wypij D, Agus MS. Decourcey DD, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;14(7):694-700. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182975cab. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23863818
Treating cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis: caveats in extrapolating from traumatic brain injury*.
Vavilala MS. Vavilala MS. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;14(7):723-4. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31829f6c77. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 24162960 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Hypertonic saline therapy for cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis: no change yet, please.
Tasker RC, Burns J. Tasker RC, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar;15(3):284-5. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000046. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24608505 No abstract available.

1. DeCourcey DD, Steil GM, Wypij D, et al. Increasing use of hypertonic saline over mannitol in the treatment of symptomatic cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: an 11-year retrospective analysis of mortality. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14:694–700. - PubMed
1. Vavilala MS. Treating cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis: caveats in extrapolating from traumatic brain injury. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14:723–724. - PMC - PubMed
1. Tasker RC, Burns J. Hypertonic saline therapy for cerebral edema in diabetic ketoacidosis: no change yet, please. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 in press. - PubMed