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[[Dextrose]] 5% in water is used to treat low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), insulin shock, or dehydration (fluid loss). Dextrose 5% in water is also given for nutritional support to patients who are unable to eat because of illness, injury, or other medical condition.
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[[Middle meningeal artery embolization]] using diluted [[n-Butyl cyanoacrylate ]] with concomitant [[Dextrose 5%]] injection is associated with a high degree of distal penetration and complete branch occlusion and minimal risk of [[cranial nerve palsy]] or other [[thromboembolic complication]]s
((Majidi S, Matsoukas S, De Leacy RA, Morgenstern PF, Soni R, Shoirah H, Rapoport BI, Shigematsu T, Bederson JB, Berenstein A, Mocco J, Fifi JT, Kellner CP. [[Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma]] Using [[N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate]] With D5W Push Technique. Neurosurgery. 2022 Mar 2. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001882. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35225245.)).