Author(s)

Ahmed N. Ghanem¹, Salma A. Ghanem²

¹Retired Consultant Urologist, Mansoura, Egypt.
²Guys & St. Thomas NHS Trust, London, UK.

Based on clinical and experimental work two new types of volumetric overload shocks are reported: volumetric overload shock type one and type two depending on the type of fluid causing their induction. Volumetric overload shock type one is induced by sodium-free fluids such as glycine, glucose, mannitol and sorbitol and is characterized with acute dilutional hyponatraemia. Volumetric overload shock type 2 is induced with sodium-based fluids normal saline and plasma substitutes used for resuscitation of the critically ill and has no serological marker. It presents with the multiple vital organs dysfunction or failure syndrome or the adult respiratory distress syndrome. Hypertonic sodium is an effective treatment when given early adequately. The underlying pathophysiology is discussed. An alternative to Starling’s law for the capillary interstitial fluid transfer is given. Hydrodynamic of a porous orifice tube akin to capillary with a surrounding Chamber akin to the interstitial fluid space demonstrated a rapid dynamic magnetic field-like fluid circulation between the surrounding chamber and the lumen of the G tube that represent an adequate replacement for Starling’s law.

Shock, The Multiple Vital Organs Dysfunction or Failure Syndrome, The Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, The Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Syndrome, Hyponatraemia

Ghanem, A. and Ghanem, S. (2016) Volumetric Overload Shocks: Why Is Starling’s Law for Capillary Interstitial Fluid Transfer Wrong? The Hydrodynamics of a Porous Orifice Tube as Alternative. Surgical Science, 7, 245-249. doi: 10.4236/ss.2016.76035.