Fatal pulmonary fat embolism in the early postoperative period.
Heine
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Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. heine.c@mingspring.com
Halambeck
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BL
Mark
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JB
D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000473:pathology