The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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To evaluate the plasma and urinary catecholamine concentrations after episodes of haemorrhagic shock treated by intraosseous infusion of a small volume of hyperosmotic fluid, followed by whole blood, in a standard porcine model. ⋯ The catecholamine measurements indicate that there may possibly be protective renal excretion of excess shock-induced plasma catecholamines after acute haemorrhage.