Post-operative fat embolism syndrome : a case report and rev!ew of literature

Abstract EN

Fat embolism occurs in all patients with long bone fractures and intra-medullary reaming of long bone but is usually asymptomatic.

A few patients will have pulmonary, cerebral and dermal dysfunction ; this triad is called fat embolism syndrome (FES).

We report a case of FES developed after intra- medullary nailing of both femurs that was successful¬ly managed in our surgical intensive care unit (SICU).