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Fat Embolism Syndrome – A Qualitative Review of its Incidence, Presentation, Pathogenesis and Management [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2021 Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is a poorly defined clinical phenomenon which has been attributed to fat emboli entering the circulation. It is common, and its clinical presentation may be either subtle or dramatic and life threatening.
Timon C, Keady C, Murphy CG
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Circulation, 2015 A 49-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer metastatic to bone suffered a pathological fracture to the left femur while hospitalized (Figure 1A). Eighteen hours after the fracture, he developed hypoxemia and hypotension followed by confusion and a petechial rash in the left axilla.
Ethan, Kosova +2 more
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Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2021 Background: Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is a clinical condition characterized by neurological, respiratory, hematological and cutaneous manifestations. Fatal FES has been described as a rare complication during or after spinal elective surgery.
Davide Radaelli +8 more
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010 A 40-year-old man who sustained polytrauma presented with comminuted fractures of both right tibia and femur to the emergency room (ER). He had no evidence of head injury and was admitted for surgical fixation. Twelve hours after admission he developed dyspnea and while awaiting surgery his sensorium gradually declined over the next 24 h.
Sogunuru, Guruprasad, Moka, Nagabhishek
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Cerebral fat embolism syndrome: diagnostic challenges and catastrophic outcomes: a case series [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 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.
Hussein A. Algahtani +5 more
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Trauma Patient with Fat Embolism Detected on Computed Tomography
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Fat embolism is frequent following fractures of long bones, however the development of the clinical syndrome of fat embolism (characterized by progressive respiratory distress, mental status depression and petechial rash) is rare, but relevant because of
Isabel Sousa +3 more
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The fat embolism syndrome as a cause of paraplegia
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018 The fat embolism syndrome is a well-known complication in trauma patients. We describe a rare case of traumatic fat embolism that leads to paraplegia. A 19-year-old male motorcycle accident victim was presented to our hospital.
Siert TA Peters +5 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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Intensive Care Medicine, 2017 Fat embolism syndrome is illustrated and ...
Caricato A +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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