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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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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 |