FAT EMBOLISM
- 1 October 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 65 (4) , 551-556
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1952.01260020567007
Abstract
OPINIONS differ as to the incidence and the importance of fat embolism.1For this reason we have studied 109 patients suffering from injuries, with the following questions in mind: What is a practical and dependable method for making a diagnosis of fat embolism? How common is fat embolism? Is the incidence related to the severity of injury or the type of injury? How important are the effects of fat embolism? The results of the study indicate that fat embolism is not uncommon; the diagnosis may be made with a fair degree of accuracy, and the effects may be serious. Various tests for verifying a diagnosis of fat embolism have been devised. Scriba,2in 1880, described the demonstration of fat in the urine, and Warthin,3in 1913, described the demonstration of fat globules in the sputum as methods of establishing a diagnosis of fat embolism. While their valueKeywords
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