Essentials of cerebral fat embolism syndrome

Autor: Ivan David Lozada Marintez, Michael Gregorio Ortega-Sierra, Maria Daniela Del Pilar Zambrano-Arenas, Natalia Páez-Escallón, Darwin Gabriel Perea-Martinez, Yuly Sofia Caldera-Arrautt, Kevin Solis-Bazza, Duvan Alexander Betancourt-Cundar, Hernando Jose Gonzalez-Garces, Andrés Mauricio Manríque-Gualdron, Feraz Fady Zaghab-Zgieb, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Romanian Neurosurgery. :316-320
ISSN: 2344-4959
1220-8841
DOI: 10.33962/roneuro-2021-052
Popis: Fat embolism syndrome typically appears after an asymptomatic period of 24 to 72 hours and is typically manifested by the clinical triad of respiratory failure, neurological manifestations and petechiae, together with analytical alterations such as anaemia and thrombopenia. Respiratory distress is the most common symptom. Cerebral fat embolism is an incomplete form of fat embolism, which does not meet all the diagnostic criteria; in fact, it may appear without the presence of respiratory failure; Therefore, its early diagnosis is a challenge in the trauma patient
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