title: Hemorrhagic shock after minor laparoscopic procedures.
abstract: Severe bleeding from injury to abdominal wall blood vessels during minor laparoscopic procedures can occur. Two cases of shock presenting several hours after surgery are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: hoamh@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Anthony M-H
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000098:blood supply; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Hemorrhage; Laparoscopy; Shock