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...

• Autor Principal: Martínez-Burbano , Braulio (author)
• Outros autores: Caiza-Zambrano, Francisco (author)
• Formato: article
• Idioma: spa
• Publicado: 2022
• Subjects: Fracturas de huesos; Lesión pulmonar; reporte de caso; Crisis convulsivas; Embolia grasa; Lung injury; Embolism, fat; Fractures, bone; seizures; case report
• Acceso en liña: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/3372