Successful outcome of three patients with sickle‐cell disease and fat embolism syndrome treated with intensive exchange transfusion

Key Clinical Message Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare complication of sickle‐cell disease (SCD) associated with extremely high mortality rates. It affects predominantly non‐SS patients and those with previously mild disease. Rapid institution of exchange transfusion with an aim to reduce HbS to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2017-01, Vol.5 (1), p.39-43
Hauptverfasser: Greaves, Paul, Mathew, Vivek, Peters, Catherine, Rowe, Susan, Amos, Roger J., Tsitsikas, Dimitris A.
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Zusammenfassung:Key Clinical Message Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare complication of sickle‐cell disease (SCD) associated with extremely high mortality rates. It affects predominantly non‐SS patients and those with previously mild disease. Rapid institution of exchange transfusion with an aim to reduce HbS to very low levels as soon as FES is suspected can be life‐saving. Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare complication of sickle‐cell disease (SCD) associated with extremely high mortality rates. It affects predominantly non‐SS patients and those with previously mild disease. Rapid institution of exchange transfusion with an aim to reduce HbS to very low levels as soon as FES is suspected can be life‐saving.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.727