Postoperative multiple organ failure |
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Authors: | K Waxman |
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Affiliation: | California College of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Medical Center, Orange. |
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Abstract: | Cellular damage is the pathophysiologic basis for the postoperative multiple organ failure syndrome. This damage may be caused by pre- and intraoperative shock. Postoperative organ failure is manifested when cellular repair does not occur. Three factors may contribute to this progression to multiple organ failure: inadequate resuscitation, malnutrition, and sepsis. |
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