Use of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support in catastrophic massive pulmonary fat embolism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a patient who sustained massive catastrophic pulmonary fat embolism while undergoing surgery for intramedullary nail of femur. Application of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, in our view, saved the patient from cardiopulmonary collapse.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Embolism, Fat
- Intraoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Embolism