There are still a few theories about how fat emboli occur, no one is entirely sure.
Ultrasound won't prevent a PE and the treatment for a DVT is anti coagulants which a lot of doctors put you on anyway.
Treatments for PE can escalate from anticoagulation but not for a DVT in isolation.
Quote from: Serilium on May 16, 2021, 05:32:54 PMsuch a fat emboli "clot" is sort of indirectly lowers your breathing efficiency and makes each breath alot weaker at oxygenating your body.because we have alot of blood vessel in lungs it is not likely all of them will be clotted at once, but a good amount will be bad efficiency and clotted. your brain usually wake you up or you feel very uncomfortable when you have low breathing capacity. i actually have a minor sleep apnea and i get poor quality sleep and randomly wake up and breathe hard, but dont worry, the brain will definitely wake your a*s up if you cant get oxygen well enough. if you really really paranoid you can get a cpap machine i used to have one and thats p good at ensuring you are breathing but fat emboli is much more serious than regular sleep apnea so i just highly recommend to stay in hospital long as possible so you can get first aid if you get major fat emboli and they get the oxygen mask for you and you wait out the fat emboli to clear from body naturally without dying. tldr best way is just try to stay in hospital long as possible, monitor blood oxygen, don't be shy to ask for oxygen tests or anything bcuz this is ur life and fat emboli is so scary imo
The fat embolie can go to your brain and cause brain death. A lot of people die from fat embolism mainly in Brazilian butt lift surgery.
Fat Embolism
This is a complication that is very rare and which can be prevented by venting the bone during the reaming (drilling) of the medullar canal of the bone. Dr. Paley vents the canal by drilling holes at the planned level of the osteotomy prior to the reaming process. As the pressure builds up in the canal the reamings eject out of the holes preventing fat embolism. Fat embolism can make a patient very sick requiring stay in the ICU. Patients can even die from fat embolism. Dr. Paley has only seen fat embolism twice in his career. Both occurred more than 10 years ago before he developed a special venting method to prevent this complication. Fortunately both patients recovered uneventfully. Dr. Paley has never had a patient die from fat embolism complications.
https://paleyinstitute.org/centers-of-excellence/stature-lengthening/complications/#/
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on May 16, 2021, 08:51:26 PMFat Embolism
This is a complication that is very rare and which can be prevented by venting the bone during the reaming (drilling) of the medullar canal of the bone. Dr. Paley vents the canal by drilling holes at the planned level of the osteotomy prior to the reaming process. As the pressure builds up in the canal the reamings eject out of the holes preventing fat embolism. Fat embolism can make a patient very sick requiring stay in the ICU. Patients can even die from fat embolism. Dr. Paley has only seen fat embolism twice in his career. Both occurred more than 10 years ago before he developed a special venting method to prevent this complication. Fortunately both patients recovered uneventfully. Dr. Paley has never had a patient die from fat embolism complications.
https://paleyinstitute.org/centers-of-excellence/stature-lengthening/complications/#/
Rare doesn't mean impossible Paley had 3-4 fat embolism cases at his center.
Quote from: overandover on May 16, 2021, 08:22:48 PMThe fat embolie can go to your brain and cause brain death. A lot of people die from fat embolism mainly in Brazilian butt lift surgery.
idk much about this brain emboli but that do indeed sound very dangerous. take all precaution
Is there a critical time when a fat embolism can occur after the procedure?
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on May 17, 2021, 09:47:14 AMIs there a critical time when a fat embolism can occur after the procedure?
Only 48-72 hours are critical. Fat embolism is also common in covid-19 cases.
Quote from: overandover on May 17, 2021, 10:15:49 AMOnly 48-72 hours are critical. Fat embolism is also common in covid-19 cases.
So it's a manageable complicaton since you are in the hospital for one week post-surgery.
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on May 17, 2021, 11:22:54 AMSo it's a manageable complicaton since you are in the hospital for one week post-surgery.
Being in the hospital doesn't matter if it complicates. There is no treatment for it. The fatality rate is very high if you get fat embolism syndrome. It's rare but it can happen and you can die.
There is management, which can be called a treatment/cure. Oxygen via mask or intubation if extreme. Paley does this with all his fat embolism patient. It is nonsense that being in the hospital will not help- it certainly will help. Unless you have an oxygen machine at home which 99% of people do not
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