Fat embolism syndrome. Its behavior in 10 years of study

Authors

  • Ernesto Jesús Fernández Aspiolea Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Armando Caballero López Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

embolism, fat, clinical evolution, multivariate analysis

Abstract

A descriptive, longitudinal, retrospective study was conducted from October 2000 to September 2010 with patients diagnosed with fat embolism syndrome in the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital in Santa Clara. Variables such as: age, sex, fracture type, site and pattern of fracture, clinical forms, the time between the occurrence of fracture and definitive stabilization, as well as its evolution were studied. There was a predominance of males and the age group between 21 to 30 years. Most cases were secondary to fractures of long bones and pelvis. Closed femur fracture was fracture most associated with the onset of the disease. The clinical respiratory form was the most frequent. A time less than 24 hours characterized the interval between production of the fracture and the onset of symptoms, and the largest interval of 72 hours was the most frequent one between the trauma and the definitive fracture stabilization. The live discharge was predominant and mortality was 11.1%.

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Author Biographies

Ernesto Jesús Fernández Aspiolea, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Armando Caballero López, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación. Especialista de I y II Grados en Medicina Intensiva y  Emergencias. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Profesor Titular de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Fernández Aspiolea EJ, Caballero López A. Fat embolism syndrome. Its behavior in 10 years of study. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 30];5(3):17. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/583

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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