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Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Fat embolism syndrome is a rare and potentially lethal complication most commonly seen in long bone fractures and intramedullary manipulation. The clinical triad of fat embolism syndrome consists of mental confusion, respiratory distress, and petechiae ...
Ri-Na Chang +6 more
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Fat Embolism as a Rare Complication of Large-volume Liposuction in a Plastic Patient
Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2015 Fat embolism is a dreaded complication in of procedures of multiple disciplines including plastic surgery. As the popularity of liposuction increases, cases of pulmonary embolism after liposuction are increasingly reported. However, documents of cerebral
Xiaoliang Fu +4 more
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Rare imaging of a known entity: fat embolism seen on CT in lower extremity vein after trauma
Radiology Case Reports, 2017 Fat embolism occurs in the vast majority of patients who have had trauma (approximately 90%). The most common occurrence is after long bone fracture. It has also been noted in cases after orthopedic surgery.
Varun Chowdhary, MD +3 more
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Factors that could influence the severity of post-traumatic lung fat embolism - a prospective histological study - [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2003 INTRODUCTION Each fracture of long or pelvic bones as well as large contusions of subcutaneous fat tissue cause releasing of fat globules that rapidly penetrate into circulation through the ruptured veins of the injured tissue, and reach the lung ...
Nikolić Slobodan +3 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundPulmonary fat embolism usually occurs after fracture, yet rarely observed after liposuction and fat grafting.Case presentationWe describe a 19-year-old female patient who presented with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary opacities ...
Xiaoyan Gai +4 more
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Iatrogenic pulmonary fat embolism after surgery in a patient with fatty liver [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Introduction. Fat embolism refers to the presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and its peripheral circulation. Obstruction of the lung vessels by fat emboli can lead to acute cor pulmonale when the compensatory capabilities of the pulmonary ...
Mitrović Dragan, Lazarević Svetlana
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Correlation between outliving period and trauma severity in persons died from posttraumatic fat embolism [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004 INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic fat embolism follows the injury. The fat emboli in circulation could cause death in three ways: isolated lung fat embolism, systemic fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome (FES).
Nikolić Slobodan, Micić Jelena
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, 2021 Fat embolism (FE) is defined as the presence of fat globules within the circulation.1 Fat embolism is extremely common after trauma and occurs, to a variable extent, in the majority of patients suffering long bone or pelvic fractures.2 In the majority of
Luff, D. +3 more
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The Ultrasound Journal, 2019 Background We report a case study of fat embolism seen on ultrasound at right internal jugular vein during central venous cannulation in a patient diagnosed with fat embolism syndrome. This case demonstrates the importance of ultrasound for evaluation of
Osman Adi +3 more
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Fatal non-traumatic fat embolism [PDF]
, 2020 Non-traumatic fat embolism (NTFE) is infrequently encountered in the clinical setting. The incidence of clinically detected fat embolism is less than 1%.
Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah +1 more
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