Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome

Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome

Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially fatal disease process most commonly associated with long-bone and pelvic fractures. Reports describing ultrasound evidence of fat emboli are restricted to echocardiography. We propose a new objective finding on venous duplex ultrasound imaging of the lower extr...

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Main Authors: Abdallah Naddaf, MD, Jason Andre, MD, Stanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCS, Douglas Hood, MD, Kim J. Hodgson, MD, Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300429
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spelling doaj-3b2b113c3c2a49bd83cc181804c57b442020-11-25T01:10:21ZengElsevierJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques2468-42872016-12-012415515710.1016/j.jvscit.2016.08.001Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndromeAbdallah Naddaf, MDJason Andre, MDStanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCSDouglas Hood, MDKim J. Hodgson, MDSapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBAFat embolism syndrome is a potentially fatal disease process most commonly associated with long-bone and pelvic fractures. Reports describing ultrasound evidence of fat emboli are restricted to echocardiography. We propose a new objective finding on venous duplex ultrasound imaging of the lower extremities as a useful diagnostic criterion by presenting the case reports of two patients with acute long-bone fractures, possibly leading to earlier orthopedic fixation and allocation of resources to those patients at higher risk of fat embolism syndrome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300429
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author Abdallah Naddaf, MD
Jason Andre, MD
Stanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCS
Douglas Hood, MD
Kim J. Hodgson, MD
Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA
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Jason Andre, MD
Stanley J. Bly, BA, RVT, RDCS
Douglas Hood, MD
Kim J. Hodgson, MD
Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA
Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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title Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
title_short Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
title_full Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
title_fullStr Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
title_sort duplex ultrasound evidence of fat embolism syndrome
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
issn 2468-4287
publishDate 2016-12-01
description Fat embolism syndrome is a potentially fatal disease process most commonly associated with long-bone and pelvic fractures. Reports describing ultrasound evidence of fat emboli are restricted to echocardiography. We propose a new objective finding on venous duplex ultrasound imaging of the lower extremities as a useful diagnostic criterion by presenting the case reports of two patients with acute long-bone fractures, possibly leading to earlier orthopedic fixation and allocation of resources to those patients at higher risk of fat embolism syndrome.
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428716300429
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