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86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpe…
5y · Male·Combined effects of prescribed morphine, valproic acid and midazolam leading to …
A five-year-old child with complex neurodevelopmental conditions and polypharmacy (including valproic acid for epilepsy, benzodiazepines, and other medications) underwent routine burn dressing change at hospital with ora…
87y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
Epenesa Pahiva, 87-year-old resident with dementia at an aged care facility, suffered severe chemical burns from inappropriate bleach treatment prescribed by dermatologist Dr B.. The coroner found the treatment itself (h…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 31-year-old man with obesity (BMI 40.2) and sleep apnoea underwent extensive cosmetic surgery in Malaysia (liposuction, abdominoplasty, chest lipectomy, and subsequent facial procedures) across two operations within fi…
75y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled blood loss from mini-liposuction stem …
A 75-year-old woman with advanced frontal lobe dementia died from hypovolaemic shock following uncontrolled bleeding after an unproven stem-cell liposuction procedure. Critical failures included: failure to cease anticoa…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
50-year-old male with chronic pain from jockey injuries became dependent on morphine. General practitioner prescribed intramuscular (IM) morphine for self-administration at home from 2005–2007 at doses of 120–240mg daily…
90y · Female·Renal failure secondary to gentamicin therapy for urinary tract infection (sepsi…
Ellen O'Connor, a 90-year-old woman with renal artery stenosis and coronary artery disease, died from acute renal failure following gentamicin administration for Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection. A single 2…
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