Rare Presentation of a Patient with Cardiac Arrest Due to Cerebral Fat Embolization Following Polytrauma

Export Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is a known complication following polytrauma, especially fracture of long bones, but cardiac arrest is a rare presentation following cerebral fat embolization. Our patient met with a road traffic accident, sustaining multiple long bone injuries with hypovolemic shock. After 10h of admission and achieving hemodynamic stability, the patient developed cerebral fat embolization. He developed sudden cardiac arrest, and he was resuscitated and instituted ventilator support, inotropic infusion, antibiotics, and IV fluids. Our patient regained consciousness without neurological deficit over a period of 10 days and underwent surgery for all three major fractures with due precautions. The patient was discharged from the hospital after 3 weeks of treatment.