Fat Embolism After Surgery for Gynecomastia

Cerebral fat embolism following cardiac surgery.

We describe 3 cases of cerebral fat embolism associated with cardiac surgery. The autopsy findings suggested that in 2 cases, the embolic fat globules entered the systemic circulation directly as a result of protrusion of epicardial fat into the left atrial chamber along the suture line in one case, and through an atrial septal defect in the other. The characteristic latent interval between sur...

Pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery.

OBJECTIVES We examined the incidence of pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery. BACKGROUND Because venous thromboembolism is considered to be an uncommon complication after cardiac surgery, its incidence was documented in a consecutive series of 1,033 patients who underwent cardiac surgery over a 5-year period. METHODS Parallel cohorts of patients in a tertiary referral center were evalua...

Cardiac arrest after massive acute fat embolism.

Fat embolism in infancy after intravenous fat infusions.

Four cases of fat embolism are described in infants receiving prolonged intravenous infusion of fat (Intralipid 20%). This therapeutic complication has been termed 'fat overloading syndrome' but bears a clinical similarity to post-traumatic fat embolism. These 4 cases are the first to be recorded in infancy, and with histopathological proof of fat embolism. These 4 cases are the first to be rec...

A Case of Acute Fulminant Fat Embolism Syndrome after Liposuction Surgery

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a clinical manifestation that consists of multiple organ dysfunction due to fat emboli. FES occurs as a complication after trauma or procedures such as surgery. The diagnostic criteria of FES have not yet been established, so clinical criteria are used for its diagnosis. The clinical course of acute fulminant FES can be rapid. Liposuction surgery, in which adipocy...