Fatal pulmonary fat embolism following spinal fusion surgery

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-266

  Stroud, Michael H ^a   McCarthy, Richard E ^b   Parham, David M ^a   Schexnayder, Stephen M ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous blood transfusion; Fat embolism; Neuromuscular disease; Postoperative complications; Scoliosis; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; EMBOLISM, FAT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33646866340     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000216422.29357.16     Document Type: Article

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