Cerebral fat emboli: A trigger of post-operative delirium

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Cox, George ^a   Tzioupis, Christopher ^a   Calori, Giorgio Maria ^b   Green, James ^a   Seligson, David ^c   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral fat embolism; Cognitive dysfunction; Intramedullary nailing; Post operative confusion

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ALCOHOL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; STEROID;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; BLEEDING; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN EMBOLISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MICROEMBOLISM; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 80052991614     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(11)70005-5     Document Type: Article

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