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Correlation between the time elapsed after liposuction and the risk of fat embolism: An animal model

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2018
Background Liposuction has become one of the most frequently performed procedures in the field of aesthetic surgery. Fat embolism syndrome after liposuction can easily be overlooked or underestimated; however, occasionally, fulminating fat ...
Kwang-Ryeol Lim, Jeong-Min Cho, Chung-Min Yoon, Keun-Cheol Lee, Sang-Yun Lee, Mi-Ha Ju   +5 more
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Fat Embolism Syndrome Without Bone Fracture: Is It Possible?

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
BACKGROUND: Fat embolism syndrome is a life challenge syndrome. Early diagnosing and treatment can significantly improve the patient’s prognosis and likelihood of success.
Mustafa Bajraktari, M. Naço, G. Huti, B. Arapi, R. Domi   +4 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, Shang Gao, Zhenyu Hu, Yadong Guo, Jifeng Cai   +4 more
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Fat Embolism Syndrome in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report

Forensic Sciences
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) can be challenging to diagnose by forensic pathologists. For the diagnosis of FES, there is no benchmark test. Postmortem diagnosis requires a full autopsy and specific ancillary examination.
Marcello Benevento, Francesco Carravetta, Cristina Caterino, Simona Nicolì, Laura Ambrosi, D. Ferorelli, B. Solarino   +6 more
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Fat embolism syndrome: a case series and review of literature

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2022
Fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a clinical spectrum characterized by dissemination of fat emboli into the systematic circulation usually as a result of orthopedic trauma and related surgical procedures.
A. Shafi, T. A. Kar, Asif Bashir Thoker, Aariba Zahoor   +3 more
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Single-case metanalysis of fat embolism syndrome.

International Journal of Cardiology, 2021
BACKGROUND Only one large series has been reported on fat embolism syndrome (FES), a condition caused by fat globules release into the circulation, primarily as consequence of bone fracture.
Zuowen He, Zeqi Shi, Chenze Li, Li Ni, Yang Sun, F. Arioli, Yan Wang, E. Ammirati, Daowen Wang   +8 more
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Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2016
Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially fatal disease process most commonly associated with long-bone and pelvic fractures. Reports describing ultrasound evidence of fat emboli are restricted to echocardiography.
Abdallah Naddaf, MD, Jason Andre, MD, Stanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCS, Douglas Hood, MD, Kim J. Hodgson, MD, Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA   +5 more
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Post-traumatic fulminant paradoxical fat embolism syndrome in conjunction with asymptomatic atrial septal defect: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Fat embolism syndrome with respiratory failure after intramedullary nailing of a femur fracture is a rare but serious complication in trauma patients.
Nerlich Michael, Englert Carsten, Kinner Bernd, Pfeifer Christian, Mueller Franz, Neumann Carsten   +5 more
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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 ...
Renato da Silva Freitas, Ruth Graf, Maria Cecilia Closs Ono, Ivan Maluf Junior, Isis Nasser, Priscilla Balbinot, Patricia Bigolin, Marlon Augusto Camara Lopes, William Massami Itikawa   +8 more
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Isolated Cerebral Fat Embolism After Lower Extremity Fracture: Case Report

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2015
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is characterized with petechiae, mental confusion, and respiratory failure, occurs generally after lower extremity long bone fractures or orthopedic surgery within 24-72 hours.
Canan Yılmaz, Derya Karasu, Seda Cansabuncu, Yılmaz Apaydın, Hasan Özal, Mine Aköz   +5 more
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