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This document supplements the DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) Summary document and addresses specifically the recognition and management of cerebral edema in DKA.
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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. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;14(7):694-700.
Pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, fluid therapy, and cerebral injury: the design of a factorial randomized controlled trial. Glaser NS, Ghetti S, Casper TC, Dean JM, Kuppermann N; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) DKA FLUID Study Group. Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Sep;14(6):435-46.
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. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep;14(7):694-700.
