Serum Osmolarity
This study was undertaken to evaluate whether significant
alterations in serum osmolality, [[Na.sup.+]], and [[K.sup.+]] occur
after the repeated dosing of mannitol and whether these imbalances
increased accordingly with the progress of mannitol application. This
study was conducted by performing a retrospective medical record review
of brain injury patients who were admitted to the neurological intensive
care units of a university hospital located in Incheon, South Korea.
Data on intracranial pressure and serum [[Na.sup.+]], [[K.sup.+]], and
osmolality levels were collected from the first to the seventh day of
mannitol administration. Our results showed that the highest rate of
hyperosmolality occurred on the first day of mannitol administration and
that subsequently its rate reduced,
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