Surgical shock is the shock to the circulation resulting from surgery. It is commonly due to a loss of blood which results in insufficient blood volume.[1]

Intravenous therapy in the emergency room of the US Marine Corps' Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon

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  1. ^ Stewart, John (1999), "Types of surgical shock", Clinical Care for Lawyers, Cavendish, pp. 255–256, ISBN 9781843143581