Case report: Acute postoperative neurological impairment from fat embolism syndrome

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-300

  McIntyre, Kieran ^a,c   French, Susan ^b   Rose, Toby H ^a   Byrick, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYALGIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCHWARTZ JAMPEL SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; TENDON CONTRACTURE; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 34249796412     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022775     Document Type: Article

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