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BJA Advance Access published online on December 23, 2005
British Journal of Anaesthesia, doi:10.1093/bja/aei304
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Accepted September 2, 2005

Case Report

Use of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support in catastrophic massive pulmonary fat embolism

M. Igarashi 1 *, A. Kita 1, K. Nishikawa 1, M. Nakayama 1, K. Tsunoda 1, and A. Namiki 1

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1, West-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
M. Igarashi, E-mail: igarashim{at}mtj.biglobe.ne.jp


  Abstract

We report a patient who sustained massive catastrophic pulmonary fat embolism while undergoing surgery for intramedullary nail of femur. Application of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, in our view, saved the patient from cardiopulmonary collapse.

Keywords: complications, fat embolism; surgery, orthopaedic; technique, percutaneous cardiopulmonary support.
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