Open AccessThe effect of patient position during trauma surgery on fat embolism syndrome: An experimental study
Author(s) -
Khalid Syed,
Michael Blankstein,
Mohit Bhandari,
Masaki Nakane,
Radovan Zdero,
Emil H. Schemitsch
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.128769
Subject(s) - medicine , supine position , fat embolism , blood pressure , intramedullary rod , pulmonary embolism , anesthesia , orthopedic surgery , pulmonary artery , cardiology , surgery
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of supine versus lateral position on clinical signs of fat embolism during orthopedic trauma surgery. Dogs served as the current study model, which could be extended and/or serve as a basis for future in vivo studies on humans. It was hypothesized that there would be an effect of position on clinical signs of fat embolism syndrome in a dog model.