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Postoperative multiple organ failure

K Waxman. Crit Care Clin. 1987 Apr.

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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