1.
N Engl J Med
; 314(5): 319, 1986 Jan 30.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3941727
Asunto(s)
Eliminación de Residuos , Heridas y Lesiones/etiología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad
2.
J Emerg Med
; 2(4): 251-6, 1985.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4086762
RESUMEN
The fat embolism syndrome following trauma is associated with fat droplets in the pulmonary microvasculature. This is the first case report of a large adipose tissue embolus obstructing a pulmonary artery after blunt injury. This embolism occurred during the resuscitation of a patient with a laceration of an iliac vein and disruption of the adjacent fatty tissue secondary to a severe pelvic fracture. Theories of the pathogenesis of the fat embolism syndrome and implications for early therapeutic modalities are discussed.