FAT EMBOLISM AS A COMPLICATION AFTER SURGERY – ABDOMINOPLASTY IN COMBINATION WITH LIPOSUCTION (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Fat embolism is a polyetiological disease and still remains common, which is an urgent problem of our time. It occurs due to the ingress of adipose tissue into the lumen of the vessel, which causes its blockage. At the same time, a trend towards an increase in the incidence is observed everywhere. The purpose of this work is to analyze the literature data on the topic: fat embolism in plastic surgery after surgery - abdominoplasty in combination with liposuction. Material and methods. We systematically searched the literature and selected sources from MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, Google Scholar, PubMed, as well as research papers and online educational publications in English and Russian. Forty papers that met the inclusion criteria were included. Results. The review article presents methods for the prevention and treatment of patients with fat embolism, pathogenesis and stages of development of this pathological condition, as well as methods for choosing treatment tactics. Conclusion. Thus, there are many opinions on the treatment of fat embolism and there is no single standardized protocol for managing patients. After analyzing the reviewed information, we came to the conclusion that therapeutic measures should be aimed at stopping the main clinical manifestations of an injury or disease.