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40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
A 40-year-old man with obesity, COPD, diabetes and hypertension died from acute hepatic and renal failure following postoperative haemorrhage after left radical nephrectomy for a 10cm renal cell carcinoma. The surgeon ap…
74y · Female·Complications of carotid artery injury from central line insertion in the settin…
Susan Royals, a 74-year-old woman with metastatic colon cancer, died from complications of carotid artery injury sustained during central venous catheter (CVC) insertion as part of a Whipple procedure and hemicolectomy. …
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
Salvatore Otranto, a 68-year-old prisoner with multiple severe comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic kidney disease, died from complications of myocardial infarction and its treatme…
71y · Female·Complications post aortic endarterectomy
A 71-year-old woman died from complications following elective aortic endarterectomy for leg claudication. Post-operatively, she developed acute bilateral lower limb ischaemia with absent pulses, pale/mottled skin, and s…
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiography. Key clinical less…
34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…
Anna Bowditch, aged 34, died from complications of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism and paradoxical stroke following elective fracture repair surgery. She had multiple known DVT risk factors: immobili…
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…
80y · Female·Gas embolism complicating surgical repair of an atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm …
An 80-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (COPD, renal impairment, cardiac disease) underwent complex endoluminal repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm at a private hospital. The procedure required use of C…
77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…
Mr Neitsch, a 77-year-old with severe aortic stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and reduced left ventricular function, underwent elective coronary angiography at Princess Alexandra Hospital on 21 May 2015. The proced…
66y · Male·Multi-system failure and ischaemic gut after left nephrectomy complicated by mas…
A 66-year-old man died from multi-system failure and ischaemic bowel following laparoscopic left nephrectomy complicated by massive haemorrhage and vascular injury. During surgery for renal carcinoma, the surgeon attempt…
29y · Female·Exsanguination post tubal ligation procedure
A 29-year-old woman died from exsanguination following an iatrogenic injury during elective laparoscopic tubal ligation at a regional hospital. A vascular injury to the right external iliac artery occurred during the pro…
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
Robert Vivian Hawkins, a 55-year-old man, died from multi-system failure following inadvertent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Dr Jonathan Lewin …
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
34y · Male·Air embolism and severe haemorrhage due to perforation of the right subclavian v…
Darryl Smith, aged 34, died following emergency surgery for a fractured clavicle at Sunnybank Private Hospital. During the final drilling of the sixth screw hole, the surgeon's drill penetrated the underlying right subcl…
43y · Female·Haemorrhage Associated with Penetrations of the Aorta
Margaret Brooks, a 43-year-old woman, died from haemorrhage associated with aortic penetrations during laparoscopic gastric band insertion at Kaleeya Hospital on 8 September 1999. The operation was undertaken for weight …
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