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.
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Concomitant fat embolism syndrome and pulmonary embolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale [PDF]
, 2020 We present a rare case of a patient with concurrent fat embolism and pulmonary embolism, in a closed femur fracture with patent foramen ovale (PFO). A 24-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a closed left midshaft femur fracture. He
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Rare Imaging of Fat Embolism Seen on Computed Tomography in the Common Iliac Vein after Polytrauma [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2018 Fat embolism refers to the presence of fat droplets within the peripheral and lung microcirculation with or without clinical sequelae. However, early diagnosis of fat embolism is very difficult because the embolism usually does not show at the computed ...
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Cerebral Large Vessel Occlusion Caused by Fat Embolism—A Case Series and Review of the Literature
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 The diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome typically involves neurological, respiratory and dermatological manifestations of microvascular occlusion 24–72 h after a precipitating event.
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Prophylaxis of fat embolism syndrome: a current analysis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 INTRODUCTION: To analyze data from the internet on deaths from fat embolism, time of onset, and other information that could determine current reality in Brazil regarding fat embolism syndrome incidence and any ,media repercussions, and also to review ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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