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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
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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 C Kosova +2 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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Surgical Stabilization of Femur Fractures in Post-Traumatic Hypoxemic Patients: When and Why? [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Post-traumatic hypoxemia can deteriorate during operative manipulations. Objectives: In the present study, criteria-based approach was applied to determine optimum conditions for femur surgery.
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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.
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Diagnostic significance of fat globules in blood in fulminant-type fat embolism syndrome. [PDF]
Clin Case Rep, 2021 Fat globule detection in the blood in fat embolism syndrome (FES) diagnosis remains controversial. This case illustrates two life‐threatening, possibly FES‐related, episodes with dramatic increases in blood fat globule level. Future studies should aim at
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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.
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Impact of contraception and IVF hormones on metabolic, endocrine, and inflammatory status [PDF]
, 2020 Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) represent commonly utilized management strategies for infertility with multifactorial causes (including genetically predisposed diseases). Amongst ART, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most popular.
Barber, Thomas M. +2 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
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Rare imaging of a known entity: fat embolism seen on CT in lower extremity vein after trauma
Radiology Case Reports, 2017 Fat embolism occurs in the vast majority of patients who have had trauma (approximately 90%). The most common occurrence is after long bone fracture. It has also been noted in cases after orthopedic surgery.
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