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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001611 |