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Revista Cubana de Cirugía
On-line version ISSN 1561-2945
Abstract
REYES CARDERO, Jorge and DANAUY ENAMORADO, Marlene de la C. Homeostasis y cirugía: Algunas consideraciones actuales. Rev Cubana cir [online]. 2000, vol.39, n.2, pp. 143-151. ISSN 1561-2945.
We carried out a literature review on homeostasis and surgery in which we analyzed the characteristics of the integrated body's biological response to various aggresions either physical-chemical or biological and also each of the body's partial responses. In this regard, we underlined the importance of knowing that such response, initially considered to be a defensive response for re-establish homeostasis, can turn into a self-aggresive response leading to the death of a patient
Keywords : HOMEOSTASIS [physiology]; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE.