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The consequences of intravenous clofibrate and its implications in the treatment of fat embolism.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7206007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intravenously administered clofibrate has previously been used in treating experimental fat embolism. In the present study, this procedure was found to produce a syndrome identical to classical experimental fat embolism syndrome. Following the intravenous injection of clofibrate, and the lungs of rats became hemorrhagic and edematous (increased weight) and contained fat globules (clofibrate emboli) when observed microscopically. Dosages of 100 to 0.88305 mul/100 gm body weight produced symptoms ranging from acute death due to massive embolism of lungs to a subclinical fat (clofibrate) embolism syndrome.
Authors:
J C McPherson; T R Dirksen; J C Howard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of trauma     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0022-5282     ISO Abbreviation:  J Trauma     Publication Date:  1981 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-05-21     Completed Date:  1981-05-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376373     Medline TA:  J Trauma     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  157-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Clofibrate / administration & dosage,  adverse effects*,  toxicity
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Edema / chemically induced
Embolism, Fat / chemically induced*,  drug therapy
Female
Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Injections, Intravenous
Lung / pathology
Lung Diseases / chemically induced
Male
Organ Size
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
637-07-0/Clofibrate

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