Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2008
2 hours after a skeletal extension was performed to a 27-year-old patient with multiple traumas (closed injury of chest, closed fracture of right thigh) his condition abruptly became worse and the patient died from acute cardiopulmonary decompensation. Histological examination of pulmonary and cerebral vessels stained with Sudan III revealed orange drops occluding the vessel lumen. What complication of polytrauma was developed?
Answer options
- Microbal embolism
- Gaseous embolism
- Air embolism
- Fat embolism
- Thromboembolism
Correct answer
Fat embolism
Explanation
A fat embolism is a type of embolism in which the embolus consists of fatty material. They are often caused by physical trauma such as fracture, soft tissue trauma, or burns.
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