| Literature DB >> 16377648 |
M Igarashi1, A Kita, K Nishikawa, M Nakayama, K Tsunoda, A Namiki.
Abstract
We report a patient who sustained massive catastrophic pulmonary fat embolism while undergoing surgery for intramedullary nail of femur. Application of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, in our view, saved the patient from cardiopulmonary collapse.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16377648 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Anaesth ISSN: 0007-0912 Impact factor: 9.166