RT Book, Section
A1 Cevasco, Marisa
A1 Ashley, Stanley
A1 Cooper, Zara
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56194092
T1 Chapter 44. Physiologic Response to Surgery
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56194092
RD 2024/04/16
AB Since  1932,  when  Cuthbertson  first  described  the  systemic  response  to  lower-limb  injury,  our  understanding  of  surgical  physiology  has  grown  significantly,  resulting  in  improved  perioperative  management,  decreased  complications,  more  efficacious  analgesia,  and  faster  recovery  times.  Better  control  of  the  sympathoadrenal  pathway,  endocrine  response,  and  fluid  management  results  in  less  patient  fatigue,  shorter  functional  recovery,  and  decreased  hospital  stays.  In  this  chapter  we  will  review  the  surgical  stress  response,  fluid  and  electrolyte  balance,  and  organ-specific  responses  to  surgery.