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Pulmonary fat embolism

MedGen UID:
573786
•Concept ID:
C0340537
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Fat embolism
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary fat embolism (233938002)
 
HPO: HP:0032008

Definition

The release of fat globules into the venous circulation, thereby blocking blood circulation to the lung. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPulmonary fat embolism

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Pain Physician 2016 Jul;19(5):E767-73. PMID: 27389120

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary fat embolism in non-survivors after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Ihnát Rudinská L, Delongová P, Vaculová J, Farkašová Iannaccone S, Tulinský L, Ihnát P
Forensic Sci Int 2024 Apr;357:112002. Epub 2024 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112002. PMID: 38518569
Rare, fatal pulmonary fat embolism after acupuncture therapy: A case report and literature review.
Xu L, Tan X, Chen X, Du S, Yue X, Qiao D
Forensic Sci Int 2023 Apr;345:111619. Epub 2023 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111619. PMID: 36870177
Approaching pulmonary fat embolism on postmortem computed tomography.
Chatzaraki V, Heimer J, Thali MJ, Ampanozi G, Schweitzer W
Int J Legal Med 2019 Nov;133(6):1879-1887. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00414-019-02055-8. PMID: 30972495
Fat embolism in pediatric patients: an autopsy evaluation of incidence and etiology.
Eriksson EA, Rickey J, Leon SM, Minshall CT, Fakhry SM, Schandl CA
J Crit Care 2015 Feb;30(1):221.e1-5. Epub 2014 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.008. PMID: 25306239
Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group.
Vichinsky EP, Neumayr LD, Earles AN, Williams R, Lennette ET, Dean D, Nickerson B, Orringer E, McKie V, Bellevue R, Daeschner C, Manci EA
N Engl J Med 2000 Jun 22;342(25):1855-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200006223422502. PMID: 10861320

Diagnosis

Pulmonary fat embolism after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Rudinská LI, Delongová P, Vaculová J, Ihnát P
Soud Lek 2023 Fall;68(3):33-36. PMID: 37805270
Label-Free Diagnosis of Pulmonary Fat Embolism Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopic Imaging.
Cheng Q, Zhu Y, Deng K, Qin Z, Zhang J, Zhang J, Huang P, Wan C
Appl Spectrosc 2022 Mar;76(3):352-360. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1177/00037028211061430. PMID: 35020546
Pulmonary Fat Embolism and Coronary Amyloidosis.
Lever V, Erdini F, Ghimenton C, Novelli L, Brunelli M, Barbareschi M, Mazzoleni G, Vermiglio E, Mantovani A, Cima L, Valotto G, Eccher A
Am J Case Rep 2018 Jun 25;19:744-747. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.908561. PMID: 29937538Free PMC Article
Pulmonary fat embolism.
Michel AS, Coolen J, Verschakelen J, De Wever W
JBR-BTR 2013 Sep-Oct;96(5):319. doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.445. PMID: 24479302
Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group.
Vichinsky EP, Neumayr LD, Earles AN, Williams R, Lennette ET, Dean D, Nickerson B, Orringer E, McKie V, Bellevue R, Daeschner C, Manci EA
N Engl J Med 2000 Jun 22;342(25):1855-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200006223422502. PMID: 10861320

Therapy

Pulmonary fat embolism in non-survivors after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Ihnát Rudinská L, Delongová P, Vaculová J, Farkašová Iannaccone S, Tulinský L, Ihnát P
Forensic Sci Int 2024 Apr;357:112002. Epub 2024 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112002. PMID: 38518569
Pulmonary fat embolism after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Rudinská LI, Delongová P, Vaculová J, Ihnát P
Soud Lek 2023 Fall;68(3):33-36. PMID: 37805270
Pulmonary Fat Embolism and Coronary Amyloidosis.
Lever V, Erdini F, Ghimenton C, Novelli L, Brunelli M, Barbareschi M, Mazzoleni G, Vermiglio E, Mantovani A, Cima L, Valotto G, Eccher A
Am J Case Rep 2018 Jun 25;19:744-747. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.908561. PMID: 29937538Free PMC Article
Pulmonary fat embolism.
Michel AS, Coolen J, Verschakelen J, De Wever W
JBR-BTR 2013 Sep-Oct;96(5):319. doi: 10.5334/jbr-btr.445. PMID: 24479302
Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group.
Vichinsky EP, Neumayr LD, Earles AN, Williams R, Lennette ET, Dean D, Nickerson B, Orringer E, McKie V, Bellevue R, Daeschner C, Manci EA
N Engl J Med 2000 Jun 22;342(25):1855-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200006223422502. PMID: 10861320

Prognosis

Safety Comparison of Abdominoplasty and Brazilian Butt Lift: What the Literature Tells Us.
Del Vecchio DA, Wall SJ Jr, Mendieta CG, Aslani AA, Hoyos AE, Mallucci PL, Whitaker IS
Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1270-1277. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008599. PMID: 34847113
Approaching pulmonary fat embolism on postmortem computed tomography.
Chatzaraki V, Heimer J, Thali MJ, Ampanozi G, Schweitzer W
Int J Legal Med 2019 Nov;133(6):1879-1887. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00414-019-02055-8. PMID: 30972495
Pulmonary Fat Embolism and Coronary Amyloidosis.
Lever V, Erdini F, Ghimenton C, Novelli L, Brunelli M, Barbareschi M, Mazzoleni G, Vermiglio E, Mantovani A, Cima L, Valotto G, Eccher A
Am J Case Rep 2018 Jun 25;19:744-747. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.908561. PMID: 29937538Free PMC Article
Fat embolism in pediatric patients: an autopsy evaluation of incidence and etiology.
Eriksson EA, Rickey J, Leon SM, Minshall CT, Fakhry SM, Schandl CA
J Crit Care 2015 Feb;30(1):221.e1-5. Epub 2014 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.008. PMID: 25306239
Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group.
Vichinsky EP, Neumayr LD, Earles AN, Williams R, Lennette ET, Dean D, Nickerson B, Orringer E, McKie V, Bellevue R, Daeschner C, Manci EA
N Engl J Med 2000 Jun 22;342(25):1855-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200006223422502. PMID: 10861320

Clinical prediction guides

A diagnostic strategy for pulmonary fat embolism based on routine H&E staining using computational pathology.
Li D, Zhang J, Guo W, Ma K, Qin Z, Zhang J, Chen L, Xiong L, Huang J, Wan C, Huang P
Int J Legal Med 2024 May;138(3):849-858. Epub 2023 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00414-023-03136-5. PMID: 37999766
Pulmonary fat embolism after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Rudinská LI, Delongová P, Vaculová J, Ihnát P
Soud Lek 2023 Fall;68(3):33-36. PMID: 37805270
Rare, fatal pulmonary fat embolism after acupuncture therapy: A case report and literature review.
Xu L, Tan X, Chen X, Du S, Yue X, Qiao D
Forensic Sci Int 2023 Apr;345:111619. Epub 2023 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111619. PMID: 36870177
Fat embolism after intraosseous catheters in pediatric forensic autopsies.
Castiglioni C, Carminati A, Fracasso T
Int J Legal Med 2023 May;137(3):787-791. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1007/s00414-022-02848-4. PMID: 35771256Free PMC Article
Approaching pulmonary fat embolism on postmortem computed tomography.
Chatzaraki V, Heimer J, Thali MJ, Ampanozi G, Schweitzer W
Int J Legal Med 2019 Nov;133(6):1879-1887. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00414-019-02055-8. PMID: 30972495

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