Fluid and Blood Therapy in Trauma - More Questions Than Answers

Tissue injury results in SIR, release of mediators leading to increase in vascular permeability and tissue edema. On top of this, a concurrent haemorrhage causes further reduction in intravenous volume. The initial fluid redistribution that occurs following trauma is related more to the degree of ti...

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Main Author: Dr. Mary Korula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2003-01-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
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Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/fluid-and-blood-therapy-in-trauma.pdf