HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Time course of spontaneous recovery of subacute fat embolism syndrome--a case report.

Abstract
Pulmonary embolism is not uncommonly encountered in orthopedic patients with high risks, such as prolonged immobility, obesity, past or family history of thromboembolism, pelvic and long bone fractures. Here we report a young male patient with a residual cerebral arteriovenous malformation post-craniotomy suffered from acute severe hypoxemia after sustaining a simple fracture of the left femur shaft from a motorcycle accident. The emergent surgery was deferred in view of suspectable pulmonary embolism. Under supportive treatment, the condition spontaneously resolved, and the surgery was later performed uneventfully. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first instance that a pulmonary embolism (suspected subacute fat embolism syndrome) which ran in a natural course to spontaneous resolution was observed. We would like to report our clinical observation, and discuss the principle of anesthetic management in the text.
AuthorsShih-Kuei Peng, Sin-Ei Juang, Ya-Ling Yang, Tsong-Jeh Tsai, Yi-Ru Shih, Hsiang-Ning Luk
JournalActa anaesthesiologica Taiwanica : official journal of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists (Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan) Vol. 44 Issue 1 Pg. 47-50 (Mar 2006) ISSN: 1875-4597 [Print] China (Republic : 1949- )
PMID16623409 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Embolism, Fat (diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism (diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: