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Severe fat embolism in perioperative abdominal liposuction and fat grafting

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fat embolism syndrome may occur in patients suffering from multiple trauma (long bone fractures) or plastic surgery (liposuction), compromising the circulatory, respiratory and/or central nervous systems. This report shows the
Rodrigo de Lima e Souza, Bruno Tavares Apgaua, João Daniel Milhomens, Francisco Tadeu Motta Albuquerque, Luiz Antônio Carneiro, Márcio Henrique Mendes, Tiago Carvalho Garcia, Clerisson Paiva, Felipe Ladeia, Deiler Célio Jeunon   +9 more
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A rare case of pulmonary fat embolism with acute respiratory distress syndrome after thigh fat circumferential extraction and hip fat autologous transplantation

Journal of International Medical Research
Pulmonary fat embolism is the most severe form of fat embolism syndrome and typically occurs after fractures. However, it is not commonly reported in patients who have undergone liposuction and fat transplantation.
Chuyang Zhong, Yufu He, Kaidian Chen, Lizhen Liu, Jingqi Zhang, Haotian Zhong, Guiqing Zeng, Junbing He   +7 more
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Fat Embolism Syndrome: An Autopsy-Proven Case Involving a Patient on Dialysis and Systemic Scleroderma

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2014
A 66-year-old woman receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis developed acute respiratory distress 12 hours after a fall. Blood gas analysis revealed hypoxia (PaO 2 67.7 torr) and metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap, consistent with ...
Nahoko Nishimura, Shogo Banno, Yukihiro Kimura, Sayaka Maeda, Mizuki Kobayashi, Kumi Kawai, Norihiro Suga, Keisuke Suzuki, Naoto Miura, Toyoharu Yokoi, Hirokazu Imai   +10 more
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THE FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME [PDF]

Survey of Anesthesiology, 1976
Results of a therapeutic regime for the fat embolism syndrome are presented. The basis of this regime is to prevent hypoxia by use of oxygen and if necessary intermittent positive pressure, ventilation. Prophylactic oxygen therapy in patients likely to develop the fat embolism syndrome is suggested.
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Proximal Pulmonary Fat Embolism on Non-Contrast Chest CT

Diagnostics
We report in this clinical case a proximal pulmonary fat embolism detected on unenhanced chest computed tomography (CT) responsible for a recovered cardiac arrest during a left total hip arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture.
Romain L’Huillier, Alexandra Braillon
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Emergency management of fat embolism syndrome

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2009
Fat emboli occur in all patients with long-bone fractures, but only few patients develop systemic dysfunction, particularly the triad of skin, brain, and lung dysfunction known as the fat embolism syndrome (FES).
Shaikh Nissar
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Advances and uncertainties in fat embolism syndrome: a review. [PDF]

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
Miyake T, Okada H, Okada H, Kanda N.
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Nursing management of fat embolism syndrome complicating tibial fracture in an adolescent: a case report. [PDF]

Front Surg
Wang D, Shao X, Ying Y.
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Fat Embolism Syndrome Following Elective Orthopedic Surgery in a Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. [PDF]

Cureus
Hassan K, Desai R, Shahin E, Shapiro P, Burshtain O, Dragone D.   +5 more
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Fat Embolism Syndrome: A Case Series from a Single Tertiary Care Hospital. [PDF]

J Orthop Case Rep
Borgohain B, Naveen AS, Khonglah TG.
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