Fat embolism syndrome in long bone trauma following vehicular accidents: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in north India

Fat embolism syndrome in long bone trauma following vehicular accidents: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in north India

Background: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a clinical problem arising mainly due to fractures particularly of long bones and pelvis. Not much literature is available about FES from the Indian subcontinent. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five patients referred/admitted prospectively over a 3-year peri...

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Main Authors: Parvaiz A Koul, Feroze Ahmad, Showkat A Gurcoo, Umar H Khan, Imtiyaz A Naqash, Suhail Sidiq, Rafi Ahmad Jan, Ajaz N Koul, Mohammad Ashraf, Mubasher Ahmad Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Accidents
ARDS
fat embolism syndrome
trauma
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=2;spage=97;epage=102;aulast=Koul

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