Interstitial Metabolic Monitoring During Hemorrhagic Shock

Abstract

Decompensation in hemorrhagic shock is the critical stage after which resuscitative efforts may prove futile. It is thus of interest to the military to be able to identify those casualties at risk for decompensation on the battlefield and to be able to assess response to resuscitative efforts. We hypothesize that decompensation results from potassium-mediated vasodilation and/or loss of cardiac contractility, and thus a method of measuring interstitial potassium should be a crucial part of future metabolic monitoring efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA413516

Entities

People

  • Howard Bryant
  • James D. Oliver
  • James F. Schooley
  • Lanfeng Ma
  • Motilal B. Pamnani

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Analyzers
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Blood Gases
  • Blood Volume
  • Electrolytes
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemorrhagic Shock
  • Measurement
  • Military Medicine
  • Monitoring
  • Muscles
  • Sampling
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Standards
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies