Mishal Shanalmost 2 years ago

Metabolic Response to Stress (Surgery/ Trauma)- The Ebb and Flow Model

The Ebb and Flow model explains the body's metabolic response to a major stress. The initial phase is the Ebb phase which attempts to conserve the body's resources for the most important organs. A hypermetabolic phase comes next which repairs the body tissues damaged with injury. Image via: https://www.slideshare.net/sudarsanagarwal/metabolic-response-to-injury