My brother was in a car accident and luckily survived with only a few broken bones. However, in the hospital, after surgery he developed what doctors called a Fat Embolism. This required him to be in the ICU for a week. I never heard of this, what is it?
Fat embolism occurs in patients that have a broken bone. It is more common with more traumatic injuries, especially when there is multiple organ trauma. It is also more common with broken legs-femur bone. Fixing the broken bone early can help prevent this complication, which causes shortness of breath, and breathing issues, and can be very serious.
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Dr. Nabil Ebraheim
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