Fat embolism syndrome in long bone fractures, case report

Introduction: Fat embolism syndrome is a severe, although rare complication of major trauma. It is triggered by the passage of fat particles into the microcirculation in various organs. The characteristic triad: lung injury, petechial hemorrhage and neurological dysfunction. Its prevalence varies ac...

• Glavni autor: Martínez-Burbano , Braulio (author)
• Daljnji autori: Caiza-Zambrano, Francisco (author)
• Format: article
• Jezik: spa
• Izdano: 2022
• Teme: Fracturas de huesos; Lesión pulmonar; reporte de caso; Crisis convulsivas; Embolia grasa; Lung injury; Embolism, fat; Fractures, bone; seizures; case report
• Online pristup: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/3372