George Jacob, George Reeba, Dixit R, Gupta R C, Gupta N
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, India.
Lung India. 2013 Jan;30(1):47-53. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.106133.
Fat embolism syndrome is an often overlooked cause of breathlessness in trauma wards. Presenting in a wide range of clinical signs of varying severity, fat embolism is usually diagnosed by a physician who keeps a high degree of suspicion. The clinical background, chronology of symptoms and corroborative laboratory findings are instrumental in a diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. There are a few diagnostic criteria which are helpful in making a diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Management is mainly prevention of fat embolism syndrome, and organ supportive care. Except in fulminant fat embolism syndrome, the prognosis is usually good.
脂肪栓塞综合征是创伤病房中常常被忽视的呼吸困难病因。脂肪栓塞表现出广泛的、严重程度各异的临床症状,通常由高度怀疑的医生做出诊断。临床背景、症状发生顺序及相关实验室检查结果对脂肪栓塞综合征的诊断至关重要。有一些诊断标准有助于诊断脂肪栓塞综合征。治疗主要是预防脂肪栓塞综合征以及对器官进行支持性护理。除暴发性脂肪栓塞综合征外,预后通常良好。