Fatal Fulminant Fat Embolism Syndrome in Adult Spine Deformity Surgery: A Case Report.

Published in: JBJS case connector (2022)

The diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome (FES) is clinical, and treatment is supportive, with no clinical or investigative criteria that can facilitate diagnosis in a patient under general anesthesia. This is the first description of FES in adult spinal deformity surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
case report
coronary artery bypass
adipose tissue
spinal cord
surgical site infection
fatty acid
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
spinal cord injury
acute coronary syndrome