50
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2015
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2015
hydrocortisone 100mg.
Group (I), received hydrocortisone 100mg, dissolved in 2ml normal saline, intravenously/8 hours for 48 hours
mannitol 20% intravenous fluid
group (II), received mannitol 20% 100ml intravenously which was given over 30 minutes and followed by 100 ml on a 12hour basis. Urinary catheter was inserted for patients in group (II) under complete aseptic conditions by the anesthesia resident before the start of mannitol infusion and removed after its discontinuation, accompanied by the intravenous fluid infusion over 48 hours of 500ml of normal saline or Ringer's solution every 8 hours and the input/output fluid chart for evaluation of fluid balance.
Ain Shams University
OTHER