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FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME
Author(s) -
King Peter
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb63424.x
Subject(s) - fat embolism , fat embolism syndrome , medicine , pulmonary embolism , pathogenesis , embolism , globules of fat , cardiology , systemic circulation , physiology , biology , food science , milk fat , linseed oil
Embolism of fatty globules within the pulmonary circulation probably always occurs after trauma to bones, and within minutes of injury. The syndrome of fat embolism does not necessarily follow bone trauma. It occurs hours to days later, and the onset of symptoms and signs coincides with the peak serum non‐cholesterol fat level. It is proposed that the syndrome of fat embolism is related to a chemical reaction caused by a raised neutral fat level in the pulmonary and systemic circulation. An attempt is made to formulate a logical treatment on the basis of the probable pathogenesis of the syndrome.