Fatal intraoperative pulmonary fat embolism during cemented total hip arthroplasty in a dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-348

  Terrel, Scott P ^a   Chandra, A M Sundeep ^a   Pablo, Lusito S ^a   Lewis, Daniel D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FAT; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL; BREED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FAT EMBOLISM; FROZEN SECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER CONGESTION; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23944473611     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400345     Document Type: Article

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