Blood Losses in Experimental Intestinal Strangulations and Their Relationship to Degree of Shock and Death. 20

Abstract

Summary

Data are submitted on 38 animals in which 4 types of strangulation obstruction were produced and followed until death ensued in 3 of the 4 groups. In Group 11, the strangulated loops were resected before death, at a time when the animals appeared moribund.

In the first 2 groups in which the veins were occluded, the arteries were patent or only partially occluded. In these groups the animals apparently died from loss of blood into the bowel and peritoneal cavity. In the last 2 groups in which the arterial occlusion was complete the animals lived about 4 times as long, and undoubtedly died from factors other than the loss of whole blood. Just what caused death in these last 2 groups we are unable to say at this time.