Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism
Abstract Fat embolism is a well‐known and life‐threatening condition that can develop after long bone fractures and lower limb orthopedic surgery. It presents in a wide range of respiratory, hematological, neurological, and cutaneous symptoms and signs of varying severity, resulting from embolic sho...
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| description | Abstract Fat embolism is a well‐known and life‐threatening condition that can develop after long bone fractures and lower limb orthopedic surgery. It presents in a wide range of respiratory, hematological, neurological, and cutaneous symptoms and signs of varying severity, resulting from embolic showering. It is important for clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for fat embolism in patients with respiratory compromise postoperatively. Rapid recognition and supportive treatment are key in improving the outcome of these patients. The prognosis is usually good, except in fulminant fat embolism syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bafe37e7399344738307b30f5f9485ad2023-01-17T04:40:57ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-12-011012n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6788Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolismSebastiaan Martens0Marcia De Wit1Laurens De Grim2Department of emergency Medicine Hospital AZ Voorkempen Malle BelgiumDepartment of emergency Medicine Hospital AZ Voorkempen Malle BelgiumDepartment of emergency Medicine Hospital AZ Voorkempen Malle BelgiumAbstract Fat embolism is a well‐known and life‐threatening condition that can develop after long bone fractures and lower limb orthopedic surgery. It presents in a wide range of respiratory, hematological, neurological, and cutaneous symptoms and signs of varying severity, resulting from embolic showering. It is important for clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for fat embolism in patients with respiratory compromise postoperatively. Rapid recognition and supportive treatment are key in improving the outcome of these patients. The prognosis is usually good, except in fulminant fat embolism syndrome.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6788diagnostic criteriafat embolism syndromefracturetrauma |
| spellingShingle | Sebastiaan Martens Marcia De Wit Laurens De Grim Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism Clinical Case Reports diagnostic criteria fat embolism syndrome fracture trauma |
| title | Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism |
| title_full | Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism |
| title_fullStr | Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism |
| title_short | Dyspnea after endomedullary nailing: Fat embolism |
| title_sort | dyspnea after endomedullary nailing fat embolism |
| topic | diagnostic criteria fat embolism syndrome fracture trauma |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6788 |
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