Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2013 A 64-year-old man with a subcapital femoral fracture after falling with a scooter underwent a total hip prosthesis. Two days after surgery he developed sudden dyspnea and tachycardia, improved with the administration of supplemental oxygen at 2 liters ...
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Pulmonary fat embolism: a potentially new fatal complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. A case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background So far, there have been more than 761 million confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, with more than 6.8 million deaths. The most common direct causes of death for COVID-19 are diffuse alveolar injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome ...
Jiangwei Kong +6 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 [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchPulmonary 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 +7 more
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Proximal Pulmonary Fat Embolism on Non-Contrast Chest CT [PDF]
DiagnosticsWe 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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Pulmonary Fat Embolism and Coronary Amyloidosis. [PDF]
Am J Case Rep, 2018 BACKGROUND Fat embolism syndrome is a well-known complication in orthopedic and trauma surgery, caused by a massive release of fat into the circulation that can lead to cardiopulmonary insufficiency and multiorgan failure. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 72-year-old man with osteoarthritis who underwent an elective right cementless total hip ...
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Pulmonary Fat Embolism After Fat Grafting [PDF]
DiagnosticsFat embolism syndrome (FES) is a clinical syndrome in which the obstruction of small blood vessels by fat emboli triggers a systemic inflammatory response, leading to organ dysfunction. Due to a lack of specific laboratory tests and physical examination,
Xin Lu, Huadong Zhu, Yi Li
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Sudden death caused by pulmonary fat embolism in a patient with miliary tuberculosis [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2019 An 84-year-old Japanese woman with myelodysplastic syndrome was admitted with pyrexia and dyspnea, but died suddenly during diagnostic evaluation. The autopsy revealed miliary tuberculosis in addition to myelodysplastic syndrome in the bone marrow.
Katsuya Chinen, Kashima Ito
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Rare case of pulmonary fat embolism and acute respiratory distress syndrome after liposuction and fat grafting: a case report [PDF]
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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Pulmonary fat embolism of neoplastic origin [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2016 Flávia Pinto +3 more
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Cerebral and pulmonary fat embolism after unilateral total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Arthroplasty Today, 2019 Fat embolism syndrome is the presence of a fatty embolus in the circulatory system that can manifest itself in multiple ways, ranging from asymptomatic presentation to respiratory failure, neurocognitive deficits, and death.
David Figueroa, MD +3 more
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