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Pulmonary Fat Embolism Following Liposuction and Fat Grafting: A Review of Published Cases

Healthcare, 2023
Background: One of the most severe complications of liposuction and fat grafting is pulmonary fat embolism (PFE). However, most healthcare workers are not familiar with PFE. We performed a systematic review to describe the details of PFE. Methods: PubMed,
Yu-Ming Kao, K. Chen, Kuo-Chang Lee, Chien-Chin Hsu, Yeh-Cheng Chien   +4 more
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Case report and literature review: fatal cerebral fat embolism following facial autologous fat graft

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Background Severe cerebral artery embolism is a rare complication of facial autologous fat injection. However, its incidence has markedly increased with the recent rise in facial cosmetic procedures.
Yawen Cheng, Gezhi Yan, Chenyang Li, Xiangning Han, Jing Shang, Suhang Shang, Jianfeng Han, Guogang Luo, Fude Liu   +8 more
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Visceral fat inflammation and fat embolism are associated with lung’s lipidic hyaline membranes in subjects with COVID-19

International Journal of Obesity, 2022
Preliminary data suggested that fat embolism could explain the importance of visceral obesity as a critical determinant of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
G. Colleluori, L. Graciotti, M. Pesaresi, A. Di Vincenzo, J. Perugini, Eleonora Di Mercurio, S. Caucci, P. Bagnarelli, Cristina M. Zingaretti, E. Nisoli, S. Menzo, A. Tagliabracci, A. Ladoux, C. Dani, A. Giordano, S. Cinti   +15 more
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Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The incidence of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) ranges from 0.9–11%, with a mean mortality rate of around 10%. Although no univocal explanation has been identified for the resulting fat embolism syndrome (FES), two hypotheses are widely thought ...
Luigi Vetrugno, E. Bignami, C. Deana, F. Bassi, M. Vargas, M. Orsaria, D. Bagatto, Cristina Intermite, F. Meroi, Francesco Saglietti, M. Sartori, D. Orso, M. Robiony, T. Bove   +13 more
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Incidence of Fat Embolism Syndrome in Femur Fractures and Its Associated Risk Factors over Time—A Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
Background: Fat embolism (FE) continues to be mentioned as a substantial complication following acute femur fractures. The aim of this systematic review was to test the hypotheses that the incidence of fat embolism syndrome (FES) has decreased since its ...
Maximilian Lempert, Sacha Halvachizadeh, P. Ellanti, R. Pfeifer, Jakob Hax, K. Jensen, H. Pape   +6 more
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Research Status and Prospects of Non-Traumatic Fat Embolism in Forensic Medicine

Fayixue Zazhi, 2022
In the practice of forensic pathology, fat embolism is one of the common causes of death, which can be divided into two categories: traumatic and non-traumatic.
ZHANG Meng-zhen, MENG Yun-le, LING Hao-sen, HUANG Shen, MIAO Qi, ZHANG Yan-lin, YANG Xing-an, LI Dong-ri   +7 more
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Cerebral fat embolism syndrome: diagnostic challenges and catastrophic outcomes: a case series

Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2022
Fat embolism syndrome is a rare but alarming, life-threatening clinical condition attributed to fat emboli entering the circulation. It usually occurs as a complication of long-bone fractures and joint reconstruction surgery.
H. Algahtani, B. Shirah, Nawal Abdelghaffar, Fawziah Alahmari, Wajd Alhadi, Saeed A. Alqahtani   +5 more
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Bone marrow necrosis and fat embolism syndrome in sickle cell disease during COVID‐19 infection treated successfully with sequential red cell and plasma exchange

eJHaem, 2022
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare life‐threatening condition that is particularly seen in milder forms of sickle cell disease (SCD). Widespread systemic fat emboli are generated in the context of extensive bone marrow necrosis.
S. Rizvi, Muhammad Khakwani, S. Pancham, D. Tsitsikas, Z. Rudzki, G. Hassan-smith, Michael Bowen, C. Wright, Daniel Park   +8 more
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Microbleeds show a characteristic distribution in cerebral fat embolism

Insights into Imaging, 2021
This systematic review aims to test the hypothesis that microbleeds detected by MRI are common and show a characteristic pattern in cerebral fat embolism (CFE).
O. Giyab, Bendegúz Balogh, P. Bogner, Orsi Gergely, A. Tóth   +4 more
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Fat embolism syndrome in a patient that sustained a femoral neck fracture: A case report

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Background We present a case of a patient with a femoral neck fracture that shows neurological impairment and respiratory distress 1 day after trauma, caused by the Fat Embolism Syndrome with the presence of Cerebral Fat Embolisms. Case summary A 75 year
L. D. den Otter, B. Vermin, M. Goeijenbier   +2 more
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