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Fatal cerebral fat embolism associated with a patent foramen ovale

Authors :
Etchells, Edward E.
Wong, David T.
Davidson, George
Houston, Patricia L.
Source :
Chest. September 1993, Vol. 104 Issue 3, p962, 2 p.
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

A health 22-year-old woman developed respiratory failure and brain death within 48 h of bilateral tibial fractures. Autopsy showed fat embolism in the lung and brain, and a large patent [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00123692
Volume :
104
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Chest
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.14292745