Question

Having hypotension has effect on 77 year old male patient having left knee surgery

Answer 1

Hypovolemic shock is when your body goes into shock because of severe blood or fluid loss. Losing a large amount of blood, which can happen during surgery, causes a drop in blood pressure. Less blood means the body can't move it as easily to the organs it needs to reach.Hypotension in the postoperative patient can be due to serious causes such as bleeding, sepsis, adrenal insufficiency, or cardiac causes. It is important to diagnose and treat these conditions, since their progression can result in shock, multi-organ failure and death.