Keywords :
Fat embolism, orthopedic surgery, percutaneous cardiopulmonary support
Citation Information :
Bhattacharya P, Sarkar S, Mandal K. Successful management of massive intraoperative pulmonary fat embolism with percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Indian J Crit Care Med 2008; 12 (3):136-139.
We report a patient who sustained catastrophic pulmonary fat embolism, during open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF) of fracture femur′ In our opinion, the use of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support with (PCPS), saved the patient from certain death.
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