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Table 1 Gurd and Wilson’s criteria

From: Microbleeds show a characteristic distribution in cerebral fat embolism

Gurd and Wilsion’s criteria*

 

Major criteria

Minor criteria

Petechial rash

Tachycardia (> 110 bpm)

Respiratory insufficiency

Fever (> 38.5 °C)

Cerebral symptoms in non-head injury patients

Retinal changes (fat or petechiae)

 

Jaundice

 

Renal changes (oliguria, anuria, or lipiduria)

 

Acute onset thrombocytopenia

 

Acute drop in haemoglobin

 

Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate

 

Fat macroglobinemia

  1. *The diagnosis of FES requires 2 major or 1 major and 4 minor criteria to be fulfilled