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Table 1 The characteristics and results of the included studies

From: Hypertonic saline for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Design

Setting

Participants

Age

Male ratio

Intervention

Mortality

Neurologic outcome

ICP

Ware M. 2005

Retrospective study

San Francisco General Hospital, United States

13

42 ± 15

76.9%

22 treatments with 23.4% HTS and 19 treatments Mannitol

–

–

ICP peak: Mannitol: 38 mm Hg

HTS: 36 mm Hg average reduction in ICP: Mannitol: 20 mm Hg

HTS: 15 mm Hg

Francony G. 2008

RCT

Michallon’s Hospital, Grenoble, France

20 (Mannitol: 10 and HTS: 10)

Mannitol: 43 ± 11

HTS: 37 ± 16

Mannitol: 70%

HTS: 90%

100 mL of 7.45% HSS and 231 mL of 20% mannitol

–

–

Mannitol: 45% reduction ICP

HSS: 32% reduction ICP

Vialet R. 2003

RCT

University hospital trauma center, France

20 (Mannitol: 10 and HTS: 10)

Mannitol: 30.8 ± 19

HTS: 35.0 ± 18

Mannitol: 40%

HTS: 50%

20% mannitol (1160 mOsm/kg/H2O) or HTS: (2400 mOsm /kg/H2O)

Mannitol: 50%

HTS: 40%

Severe GOS: Mannitol: 50%

HTS: 60%

Number of episodes per day ICP < 25 mm Hg: Mannitol: 13.3 ± 14.2

HTS: 6.8 ± 5.5

Total duration of episodes ICP < 25 mm Hg: 95 ± 92

Mannitol: HTS: 62 ± 81

Cheng F. 2018

Retrospective study

First People’s Hospital of Kunshan, China

60 (Mannitol: 30 and HTS: 30)

Mannitol: 41.53 ± 15.27

HTS: 42.27 ± 17.03

Mannitol: 83.3%HTS: 80%

3% HTS or 20% mannitol

2 HTS vs. 1 mannitol; P = 0.554

–

Mean daily ICP burden: Mannitol: 12.37 ± 2.95

HTS: 11.57 ± 3.65

Cottenceau V. 2011

RCT

two university hospitals from France and Israel

47 (Mannitol: 25 and HTS: 22)

Mannitol: 36.1 ± 16.8

HTS: 42.7 ± 19.9

–

7.5% saline or 20%manitol

No significant difference in Glasgow Outcome Scales

–

ICP after 30 min:

Mannitol: 10.5 ± 6.8

HTS: 12.2 ± 6.1

ICP after 120 min: Mannitol: 13.6 ± 7.5

HTS: 13.9 ± 7.8

Jagannatha AT. 2017

RCT

United Kingdom

38 (Mannitol: 20 and HTS: 18)

Mannitol: 31 ± 13 HTS: 27 ± 8

Mannitol: 90% HTS: 88%

20% mannitol or 3% saline, in an equimolar dose

Favorable GOS score at 6 months: Mannitol: 0 HTS: 2

In-hospital mortality: Mannitol: 10 HTS: 3 6 months mortality: Mannitol: 10 HTS: 6

Fall in ICP (mmHg): Mannitol: 8.9 ± 8.4 HTS: 10.1 ± 8.7 Duration of ICP fall, minutes: Mannitol:57 ± 31 HTS: 55 ± 32

Carter C. 2017

Case–control study

United States

44 (11 5%NaCl, and 33 23.4%NaCl)

5% NaCl: 55 ± 1623.4% NaCl: 43 ± 17

–

5% NaCl or 23.4% NaCl

–

–

reductions in ICP at 30 min: 5% NaCl: 34

23.4% NaCl: 26

reductions in ICP at 60 min: 5% NaCl: 48

23.4% NaCl: 40 reductions in ICP at and 120 min: 5% NaCl: 46

23.4% NaCl: 30

Schatzmann C. 1998

Clinical trial

Germany

6

–

–

100 ml 10% NaCl

–

–

Relative ICP decrease was 43% [28%-58%] Pressure drop: 18 mm Hg [15–27 mm Hg]

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