Macroscopic Pulmonary Fat Embolism Secondary to Intraosseous Line Placement: A Case Report
Stephanie J Chen, Andrew C Sanchez, Serena T Hua, Joel N Murala, Charisma J Kaushik, Amit Banga, Gundeep S Dhillon, Lipi Buch · 2026
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Chen and co-authors record a complication they believe is the first of its kind in this 2026 Case Reports in Critical Care article. Intraosseous access, drilling a needle into bone to deliver emergency fluids and drugs, is considered safe and routine in resuscitation. A sixty-seven-year-old woman, however, crashed with severe heart failure on both sides shortly after such a line was placed and resuscitation began.
Scans showed a new, large fat embolism in her lungs, fat forced from the bone marrow into circulation, which had not been present a day earlier. Emergency heart-lung support and suction removal of the clot improved her circulation dramatically. Tragically she had already sustained anoxic brain injury and care was withdrawn. The authors urge awareness of this rare, lethal possibility.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stephanie J Chen, Andrew C Sanchez, Serena T Hua, Joel N Murala, Charisma J Kaushik, Amit Banga, Gundeep S Dhillon, Lipi Buch |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |