Rapid improvement of respiratory symptoms associated with fat embolism by high-dose methylpredonisolone: A case report

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-189

  Kubota, Takeshi ^a   Ebina, Toshiaki ^a   Tonosaki, Mitsuru ^a   Ishihara, Hironori ^a   Matsuki, Akitomo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Fat embolism syndrome; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INFILTRATE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0042977537     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-003-0164-x     Document Type: Article

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