Treatment of hemorrhagic shock

摘要

A method for the reversal of shock including hemorrhagic shock and elevation of blood pressure in warm blooded animals including man. An injectable solution of from about 20 to 100 mg 1 kilogram of body weight per day of dihydroxy acetone in a glucose-water solution is administered to the patient. The therapeutic composition is in a dosage unit of from 200 to 1600mg/100 cc of dihydroxy acetone in a hypertonic 5 to 20% glucose solution in water.