After obtaining approval from the ethics committee and informed consent, a total of 51 patients aged 20-70 years, conscious and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-III, who had intracranial shift and who were scheduled for supratentorial mass resection under elective conditions, were included in the present prospective, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study. Patients with decompensated heart failure, kidney insufficiency, diabetes insipidus, electrolyte imbalance and who are unconscious were excluded from the study.