Shock is a condition encountered in every aspect of medical practice. Most physicians manage shock with a simplistic approach learned in the required courses for advanced life support and trauma management, but lack the essential knowledge of the pathophysiology of shock. This textbook provides a contemporary and comprehensive review of shock, its causes and treatment. Focusing on recent developments in the understanding of shock physiology, the book systematically examines each phase and type of clinical shock, from its aetiology through to current standards of treatment. The rationale of modern resuscitation is explained throughout the text on the basis of recent discoveries relating to shock physiology, metabolism and immunology. Shock and Resuscitation provides the reference necessary for anyone who cares for critically ill patients.