A mysterious case of fat embolism

We report a patient who sustained catastrophic pulmonary fat embolism post-induction of general anesthesia during laparotomy for haemoperitoneum. The source being the fractured shaft of fracture femur which was missed during the primary survey in the chaos of a positive focused assessment with sonog...

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Main Authors: Sangam Yadav, Amanpreet Ghalot, Vanitha Rajagopalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=541;epage=543;aulast=Yadav