Severe fat embolism in perioperative abdominal liposuction and fat grafting

Background and objectives: Fat embolism syndrome may occur in patients suffering from multiple trauma (long bone fractures) or plastic surgery (liposuction), compromising the circulatory, respiratory and/or central nervous systems. This report shows the evolution of severe fat embolism syndrome afte...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo de Lima e Souza, Bruno Tavares Apgaua, João Daniel Milhomens, Francisco Tadeu Motta Albuquerque, Luiz Antônio Carneiro, Márcio Henrique Mendes, Tiago Carvalho Garcia, Clerisson Paiva, Felipe Ladeia, Deiler Célio Jeunon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S010400141400147X