RESEARCH ARTICLE
Pediatric Hypovolemic Shock
Michael J. Hobson1, 2, Ranjit S. Chima1, 2, *
1 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 7
First Page: 10
Last Page: 15
Publisher Id: TOPEDJ-7-10
DOI: 10.2174/1874309901307010010
Article History:
Received Date: 17 /12 /2012Revision Received Date: 21 /12 /2012
Acceptance Date: 02 /01 /2013
Electronic publication date: 22/2/2013
Collection year: 2013
© 2013 Hobson and Chima
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open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Hypovolemic shock is a common yet underappreciated insult which often accompanies illnesses afflicting children. Indeed, it is by far the most common type of shock in the pediatric age group worldwide. Early recognition and treatment of hypovolemic shock is paramount to reversing cellular hypoxia and ischemia before irreparable end-organ damage ensues.
Keywords: Hypovolemic shock, dehydration, hemorrhage.
