| CSICU | cardiac surgical intensive care unit |
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| DSC | de Sanctis-Cacchione [syndrome]; desmocollin; digital scan converter; disodium chromoglycate; Doctor... |
| DSWI | deep surgical wound infection |
| EASI | European applications in surgical interventions |
| FASC | free-standing ambulatory surgical center |
| electric shock | A sudden violent impression caused by the passage of a current of electricity through any portion of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy | Destruction of calculi (urinary tract or other) by fragmentation using shock waves sent transcutaneously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxic shock | See toxic shock syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toxic shock syndrome | <syndrome> A blood-borne bacterial infection caused by the genus Staphylococcus. Usually effects menstruating females under the age of thirty and was associated in the past with the use of a particular type of tampon (no longer used). Common symptoms include: fever, chills, vomiting, sore throat, headache and decreased urine output. Progression of disease can result in lowering of blood pressure (shock) and renal failure. Treatment includes hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics emergently. (27 Sep 1997) |
| endotoxin shock | Shock induced by release of endotoxin from Gram-negative bacteria, especially by Escherichia coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erethistic shock | Traumatic or toxic delirium following shock. Synonym: delirious shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy | <procedure> This procedure uses sound waves delivered inside a water bath to pulverise kidney stones painlessly inside the body. (11 Nov 1997) |