Cochrane · systematic review · CD010026
Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy
Prabhakar, H, Singh, GP, Anand, V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
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current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mannitol versus hypertonic saline for brain relaxation in patients undergoing craniotomy
Population: patients with brain relaxation undergoing craniotomy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate brain relaxation 3‐ or 4‐point scalesa Mannitol vs hypertonic saline | RR 0.6 [0.44, 0.83] | 3 studies · 387 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |