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Nursing, 2011
A 48-year-old man who had a traumatic fracture of the left femoral shaft 20 hours earlier was referred for a deterioration of consciousness that began after the fracture occurred. He was unresponsive to verbal stimuli; no focal neurologic abnormalities were found.
Dorothy S, Carlson, Ellen, Pfadt
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A 48-year-old man who had a traumatic fracture of the left femoral shaft 20 hours earlier was referred for a deterioration of consciousness that began after the fracture occurred. He was unresponsive to verbal stimuli; no focal neurologic abnormalities were found.
Dorothy S, Carlson, Ellen, Pfadt
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Mortality Rates and autopsy findings in fat embolism syndrome complicating sickle cell disease
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2023Fat embolism syndrome is a rare but underdiagnosed complication of sickle cell disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. It affects predominantly patients with a previously mild course of their illness and those of non-SS genotypes while ...
Sayna Samaee +6 more
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European journal of paediatric neurology, 2023
We report a non-ambulatory 13-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who experienced severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and cerebral fat embolism following elective soft tissue surgery.
Sabine Specht +8 more
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We report a non-ambulatory 13-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who experienced severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and cerebral fat embolism following elective soft tissue surgery.
Sabine Specht +8 more
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Diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome using point‐of‐care ultrasound
Sonography, 2023Fat embolism (FES) is a condition that can lead to severe organ effects and death in patients with long bone fractures. Diagnosis is challenging due to multiple criteria. This case report presents the use of point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in diagnosing
Issac Cheong +9 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1981
Patients with the fat embolism syndrome are reported to have a severe course, with mortality as high as 15 percent. Recent studies have attributed improved prognosis to one or another treatment modality. We reviewed the 54 patients with clinical evidence of the posttraumatic fat embolism syndrome documented at the Foothills Hospital from 1968 to 1977 ...
Clarence A. Guenter, Theodore E. Braun
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Patients with the fat embolism syndrome are reported to have a severe course, with mortality as high as 15 percent. Recent studies have attributed improved prognosis to one or another treatment modality. We reviewed the 54 patients with clinical evidence of the posttraumatic fat embolism syndrome documented at the Foothills Hospital from 1968 to 1977 ...
Clarence A. Guenter, Theodore E. Braun
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A case of fatal fulminant fat embolism syndrome following multiple fractures resulting from a fall
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022Fat embolism syndrome is a life‐threatening condition in which fatty substances enter the circulation and cause respiratory distress and neurological symptoms.
Yuichiro Hirata +7 more
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Surgery Today, 2006
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) was first described in 1862, but its frequency today is still unclear. A diagnosis of FES is often missed because of a subclinical illness or coexisting confusing injuries or disease. Fat embolism syndrome develops most commonly after orthopedic injuries, but it has also been reported after other forms of trauma such as ...
Korhan, Taviloglu, Hakan, Yanar
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Fat embolism syndrome (FES) was first described in 1862, but its frequency today is still unclear. A diagnosis of FES is often missed because of a subclinical illness or coexisting confusing injuries or disease. Fat embolism syndrome develops most commonly after orthopedic injuries, but it has also been reported after other forms of trauma such as ...
Korhan, Taviloglu, Hakan, Yanar
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Orthopedics, 1996
ABSTRACT Since it was initially described, fat embolism syndrome (FES) has remained one of the least clearly understood complications of trauma. This article is a review of the classic and current literature on FES with regard to its causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
M J, Johnson, G L, Lucas
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ABSTRACT Since it was initially described, fat embolism syndrome (FES) has remained one of the least clearly understood complications of trauma. This article is a review of the classic and current literature on FES with regard to its causes, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
M J, Johnson, G L, Lucas
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Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 1986
The fat embolism syndrome is clinically evident in approximately 0.5-2.0% of patients with long bone fractures. The clinical signs and symptoms are evident in 60% of patients within 24 hours and 85% of patients within 48 hours after trauma. A patient is reported who complained of dyspnea and hemoptysis approximately 72 hours after sustaining a fracture
A G, Williams +3 more
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The fat embolism syndrome is clinically evident in approximately 0.5-2.0% of patients with long bone fractures. The clinical signs and symptoms are evident in 60% of patients within 24 hours and 85% of patients within 48 hours after trauma. A patient is reported who complained of dyspnea and hemoptysis approximately 72 hours after sustaining a fracture
A G, Williams +3 more
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