Traumatic fat embolism syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1532-1536

  Al Khuwaitir, Tarig S ^a   Al Moghairi, Abdurahman M ^a   Sherbeeni, Suphia M ^a   Subh, Hamed M ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; FATTY ACID; GLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FAT EMBOLISM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG FRACTURE; LONG BONE; MACROGLOBULINEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT CARE; PETECHIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMBOLISM, FAT; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036953841     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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