Factors that could influence the severity of post-traumatic lung fat embolism - a prospective histological study -
INTRODUCTION Each fracture of long or pelvic bones as well as large contusions of subcutaneous fat tissue cause releasing of fat globules that rapidly penetrate into circulation through the ruptured veins of the injured tissue, and reach the lung circulation [1,2]. During the first phase, fat emboli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Medical Society
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2003/0370-81790306244N.pdf |