When HTS is administered intravenously, plasma osmolarity increases. The higher sodium concentration causes blood to be hypertonic compared to cerebral tissue, which has a lower sodium concentration.
However, the high osmolarity of hypertonic saline relative to other plasma expanders confers an additional advantage. With an intact blood-brain barrier, hypertonic saline should pull edematous ...
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