Why the study?
Does hypertonic glycerol infusion plus dexamethasone improve survival rates and quality of survival in acute stroke patients compared to dexamethasone alone?
Does hypertonic glycerol infusion plus dexamethasone improve survival rates and quality of survival in acute stroke patients compared to dexamethasone alone?
The addition of hypertonic glycerol infusion to dexamethasone does not significantly improve short-term survival or quality of survival in acute stroke patients.
No benefit from adding hypertonic glycerol to dexamethasone in acute stroke; confirms neutral effect on short-term survival and quality of survival.
A prospective study of 93 acute stroke patients randomly selected by type of antiedema treatment given (hypertonic glicerol infusion plus dexamethasone versus dexamethasone alone) failed to elicit any statistically significant difference between the two treatments on survival rates and quality of survival 7 and 30 days after the stroke.
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