Table 1. Relative incidences of the various types of shock.
Type of shock |
Relative incidence (authors’ own calculations) |
Relative incidence (representative published figures [25]) |
Hypovolemic | 27% | 16% |
Distributive | 59% | 66% |
Made up of: septic 55%, anaphylactic and neurogenic 4% |
Made up of: septic 62%, anaphylactic and neurogenic 4% |
|
Cardiogenic | 13% | 16% |
Obstructive | 1% | 2% |