Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-

Fat embolism syndrome is a rare and potentially lethal complication most commonly seen in long bone fractures and intramedullary manipulation. The clinical triad of fat embolism syndrome consists of mental confusion, respiratory distress, and petechiae. This study reports a case of cerebral fat embo...

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Main Authors:	Ri-Na Chang, Jong-Hak Kim, Heeseung Lee, Hee-Jung Baik, Rack Kyung Chung, Chi Hyo Kim, Tae-Hu Hwang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-12-01
Series:	Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:	arthroplasty fat embolism total knee replacement
Online Access:	http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S207.pdf

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spelling	doaj-6988536300724501acda4e43ee70a5362020-11-25T03:08:12ZengKorean Society of AnesthesiologistsKorean Journal of Anesthesiology2005-64192005-75632010-12-0159SupplS207S21010.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S2077042Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-Ri-Na Chang0Jong-Hak Kim1Heeseung Lee2Hee-Jung Baik3Rack Kyung Chung4Chi Hyo Kim5Tae-Hu Hwang6Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.Fat embolism syndrome is a rare and potentially lethal complication most commonly seen in long bone fractures and intramedullary manipulation. The clinical triad of fat embolism syndrome consists of mental confusion, respiratory distress, and petechiae. This study reports a case of cerebral fat embolism syndrome following elective bilateral total knee replacement. After an uneventful anesthesia and initial recovery, the patient developed neurologic symptoms nine hours postoperatively.http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S207.pdfarthroplastyfat embolismtotal knee replacement
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author	Ri-Na Chang Jong-Hak Kim Heeseung Lee Hee-Jung Baik Rack Kyung Chung Chi Hyo Kim Tae-Hu Hwang
spellingShingle	Ri-Na Chang Jong-Hak Kim Heeseung Lee Hee-Jung Baik Rack Kyung Chung Chi Hyo Kim Tae-Hu Hwang Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report- Korean Journal of Anesthesiology arthroplasty fat embolism total knee replacement
author_facet	Ri-Na Chang Jong-Hak Kim Heeseung Lee Hee-Jung Baik Rack Kyung Chung Chi Hyo Kim Tae-Hu Hwang
author_sort	Ri-Na Chang
title	Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-
title_short	Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-
title_full	Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-
title_fullStr	Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-
title_full_unstemmed	Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-
title_sort	cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -a case report-
publisher	Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
series	Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
issn	2005-6419 2005-7563
publishDate	2010-12-01
description	Fat embolism syndrome is a rare and potentially lethal complication most commonly seen in long bone fractures and intramedullary manipulation. The clinical triad of fat embolism syndrome consists of mental confusion, respiratory distress, and petechiae. This study reports a case of cerebral fat embolism syndrome following elective bilateral total knee replacement. After an uneventful anesthesia and initial recovery, the patient developed neurologic symptoms nine hours postoperatively.
topic	arthroplasty fat embolism total knee replacement
url	http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S207.pdf
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Cerebral fat embolism after bilateral total knee replacement arthroplasty -A case report-

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