Supportive care of right ventricular failure due to fat embolism syndrome

Pulmonary fat embolism is a common phenomenon in cases of traumatic long bone fractures, with only a minority developing the more catastrophic Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES). Diagnosis is clinical and requires a high index of suspicion. Treatment remains under-investigated, with common interventions ha...

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Main Authors: Kevin T. Schwalbach, R. Chad Wade, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Sam K. McElwee, J. Michael Wells, Keith M. Wille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001611