Journal article
The effect of patient position during trauma surgery on fat embolism syndrome: An experimental study
Abstract
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to compare the effect of supine versus lateral position on clinical signs of fat embolism during orthopedic trauma surgery. Dogs served as the current study model, which could be extended and/or serve as a basis for future in vivo studies on humans. It was hypothesized that there would be an effect of position on clinical signs of fat embolism syndrome in a dog model.Materials and Methods12 dogs were assigned …
Authors
Syed KA; Blankstein M; Bhandari M; Nakane M; Zdero R; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 203–210
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
4 2014
DOI
10.4103/0019-5413.128769
ISSN
0019-5413