Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Open Access
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Abstract
Respiratory failure after total hip replacement
Karen J Woittiez and Jos Le Noble
After a hip replacement a patient developed a severe irreversible obstructive shock due to a fat embolism. A lung biopsy showed fat cells and bone fragments in the pulmonary capillaries.