Pulmonary fat embolism
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A 64-year-old man with a subcapital femoral fracture after falling with a scooter underwent a total hip prosthesis. Two days after surgery he developed sudden dyspnea and tachycardia, improved with the administration of supplemental oxygen at 2 liters per minute. Arterial blood gas analysis revealed a pO2 of 75 mmHg.
- KU Leuven Belgium
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium
Male, Hip Fractures, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, R895-920, Embolism, Fat, Middle Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Oxygen, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, Postoperative Complications, Humans, Accidental Falls, Pulmonary Embolism, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Male, Hip Fractures, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, R895-920, Embolism, Fat, Middle Aged, Diagnosis, Differential, Oxygen, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, Postoperative Complications, Humans, Accidental Falls, Pulmonary Embolism, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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