DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2024.v10i05.040

Pages: 469-470

Fat embolism constitutes a severe complication in traumatology, it is often underestimated in the emergency environment, which leads to a diagnostic delay which compromises the vital prognosis. The objective of this work is to determine the epidemiological profile, clinical and paraclinical presentation, therapeutic management and evolution of patients with fat embolism syndrome, Retrospective descriptive study on 08 cases of fat embolism collected in the intensive care unit of the Avicenne military hospital in Marrakech over 4 years from January 2016 to December 2019. Were included in this study: All patients who presented a fat embolism either before or after orthopedic surgical treatment. In our studies the average age was 38.6 years and the sex ratio was 5/3. According to Gurd’s diagnostic criteria, 100% respiratory failure was found; 87.5% petechiae and 87.5% neurological disorder.