ReviewRevista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes2024
Fat embolism: the hidden murder for trauma patients!
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- Case Report: Application of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid morphology in the diagnosis of pulmonary fat embolism.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A rare case of pulmonary fat embolism with acute respiratory distress syndrome after thigh fat circumferential extraction and hip fat autologous transplantation.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and prognostic insights of cerebral fat embolism: a literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
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- Fat embolism mimicking pulmonary embolism: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionfat embolism syndrome (FES) is an acute respiratory disorder that occurs when an inflammatory response causes the embolization of fat and marrow particles into the bloodstream. The exact incidence of FES is not well defined due to the difficulty of diagnosis. FES is mostly associated with isolated long bone trauma, and it is usually misdiagnosed in other trauma cases. The scope of this study was to identify and search the current literature for cases of FES in nonorthopedic trauma patients with the aim of defining the etiology, incidence, and main clinical manifestations.
methodswe perform a literature search via the PubMed journal to find, summarize, and incorporate reports of fat embolisms in patients presenting with non-orthopedic trauma.
resultsthe final literature search yielded 23 papers of patients presenting with fat embolism/FES due to non-orthopedic trauma. The presentation and etiology of these fat embolisms is varied and complex, differing from patient to patient. In this review, we highlight the importance of maintaining a clinical suspicion of FES within the trauma and critical care community.
conclusionto help trauma surgeons and clinicians identify FES cases in trauma patients who do not present with long bone fracture, we also present the main clinical signs of FES as well as the possible treatment and prevention options.
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