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Rationale For the Use of Antibiotics in the Shock Patient
Author(s) -
JENNINGS PAUL B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1978.tb00573.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , shock (circulatory) , perfusion , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , cardiology , microbiology and biotechnology , myocardial infarction , biology
The final common denominator in all forms of shock is failure of adequate perfusion of vital cells, tissue, and organs. 1–3 Although we arbitrarily divide shock into general classes, such as hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and vasogenic, these questionable “categories” may occur alone or simultaneously in the shock patient. 2,4