J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
2021 Dec;32(6):712-715.
Cardiac arrest occurred by cerebral fat embolism
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- 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea
- 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
Abstract
- Fat embolism syndrome is a rare disease associated with long bone fractures and plastic surgery. In previous studies of cerebral fat embolism, no reports of cardiac arrest occurred by cerebral fat embolism. Therefore, we aimed to report the first case of cardiac arrest by cerebral fat embolism after scalp lipoma removal.
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