Is There Any Role of Inhalational Corticosteroids in the Prophylaxis of Post-Traumatic Fat Embolism Syndrome?

Is There Any Role of Inhalational Corticosteroids in the Prophylaxis of Post-Traumatic Fat Embolism Syndrome?

Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is primarily a lung parenchymal disorder resulting from interstitial and alveolar inflammation triggered by the lipid metabolites in blood circulation. The 'low-dose' corticosteroid is supposed to have a prophylactic effect on the incidence of the FES and arteri...

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Main Authors: Agarwal, Amit Kumar, Sen, Ramesh, Tripathy, Sujit K, Aggarwal, Sameer, G., Nirmalraj, Gupta, Dheeraj
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cureus 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627829/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627829/

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