TY - JOUR AU - Karp, Mary AB - Anesthesia and Analgesia-May- June, 1939 Pressure Infusion: A Method of Treating Persistent Surgical Shock.* Raymond F. Hedin, M.D., Chicago, Ill. Rm'denf in Surgery, Wesley Memorial Hospital; and Mary Karp, M.D., F.I.C.A., Chicago, Ill. Chief Anesthetist, Wesley Meinorial Hospital. ANY THEORIES regarding the etiology of surgical shock have been advanced. Boyers recently presented a very com- prehensive review of the literature on this subject and he found that, as yet, the underlying pathological physiology is not clearly understood. Fig. 1 Apparatus Used in Giving Pressure Infusions for Persistent Surgical Shock. [I431 Anesthesia and Analgesia-May- June, 1939 Need and Method for Pressure cient method of giving fluids. We have Infusion modified this apparatus by attaching a tube to an ordinary blood pressure bulb HEN SURGICAL SHOCK is (Fig. 1.) which permits the increase in encountered during the course positive pressure within the system. Care ta of an extensive or prolonged must be taken that tubing and glass surgical procedure, it is a source of connections are secure to withstand the great concern to the surgeon and anes- increased pressure within the system. thetist. The condition is characterized Also air must not be allowed to pass by a falling blood pressure, rapid TI - Pressure Infusion A Method of Treating Persistent Surgical Shock.* JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology DA - 1939-05-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/pressure-infusion-a-method-of-treating-persistent-surgical-shock-iMYsbeLpQS SP - 148–149-148&ndash EP - ndash;149-148–149 VL - 18 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -