Intravenously (slowly drip or drip).
The dose of the drug administered depends on the age, weight, condition of the patient and concomitant therapy.
In acute renal failure, the daily dose is 50-180 g of mannitol. In most cases, an adequate therapeutic effect is achieved with a dose of 50 to 100 g per day.
The maximum infusion rate, during the first 5 minutes, can be 200 mg / kg. in the future, the rate of intravenous administration of the drug should be adjusted to maintain a diuresis of 30-50 ml per hour, with a maximum daily dose of 180 g.
Patients with oliguria or with suspected renal failure, it is necessary to administer a test dose (approximately 200 mg / kg body weight) for 3-5 minutes. The answer to the test dose is considered sufficient if the level of diuresis in the next 2-3 hours is 30-50 ml / h.13 If there is no adequate response, it is possible to re-administer the test dose, but if the effect is not achieved and when repeated administration, treatment with mannitol should be discontinued.
With increased intracranial pressure, brain edema, the dose of mannitol is from 1.5 to 2 g / kg body weight, for 30-60 minutes.
When preparing a patient for surgery, mannitol should be administered 1-1.5 hours before surgery, to achieve maximum effect. At operations with an artificial circulation, in the device directly before the beginning of perfusion introduce 20-40 of mannitol.
To ensure forced diuresis in barley poisoning with tartrates, salicylates, postinfusion complications, the dose of mannitol should be adjusted to maintain a diuresis at 100 ml / h. The initial loading dose may be about 25 g.