Surgical shock
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Intravenous therapy in the emergency room of the US Marine Corps' Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon
Surgical shock is the shock to the circulation resulting from surgery. It is commonly due to a loss of blood which results in insufficient blood volume.[1]
References[]
- ^ Stewart, John (1999), "Types of surgical shock", Clinical Care for Lawyers, Cavendish, pp. 255–256, ISBN 9781843143581
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