Tissue Level Hypoglycemia: A Novel Mechanism Of Tissue Damage During Shock In Newborns

What is Tissue level Hypoglycemia in Shock?It’s a new hypothesis on the mechanism of tissue damage (brain damage) during shock. Even though shock is a common occurrence in ICU’s worldwide its mechanism of tissue damage is not well described or discussed. Manifest shock (compensated & uncompensated shock) is well known and if not treated properly culminate in death quickly. But mild shock or subtle shock can remain for long duration and produce brain damage in newborns silently. However events at cellular level leading to tissue damage are not well described. This book introduces a new concept (hypothesis) called “Tissue level hypoglycemia in shock” a new mechanism of tissue damage in shock. If proved this will have wider implications in modern medicine.