13 results for “blood product transfusion”
77y · Female·multi-organ failure due to massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy following re…
A 77-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure following massive transfusion-induced coagulopathy after a retroperitoneal haemorrhage of unknown origin post-knee replacement surger…
62y · Female·Haemorrhage caused by abdominoperineal excision of the rectum
…rous and unnecessary. When massive haemorrhage occurred, management was delayed by inadequate preoperative blood work, blood product availability, and failure of the anaesthetist to order critical tests promptly. The co…
Female·Not definitively stated in judgment; death followed complications from initial s…
…tember 2019. The core issue was whether the inquest should examine the nature and extent of her consent to blood products, given her religious objections to transfusions. The Deputy State Coroner ruled that inquiry into…
63y · Female·Intra-cerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia in a person with prolymphocyt…
…elet delivery procedures. Several recommendations were made to improve communication, patient records, and blood product access for regional hospitals.
75y · Female·multiple organ failure due to severe anaemia secondary to blood loss post electi…
…ccurred: the surgical and anaesthetic teams held conflicting understandings about whether she would accept blood transfusion—the surgeon believed she refused all blood products based on her consent form and Jehovah's Wi…
84y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction precipitated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage f…
…s prescribed rivaroxaban for deep vein thrombosis despite being a practicing Jehovah's Witness who refused blood transfusions. Rivaroxaban cannot be monitored or reversed, unlike warfarin. He developed upper gastrointes…
0y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
… despite visible scalp bruising from 27 minutes after birth. Delayed recognition deprived Baby X of timely blood product transfusions and contraindicated cooling therapy was inappropriately continued. CHS has since impl…
18y · Male·Incised wound to right axilla with complete transection of basilic vein, brachia…
…pilot's perspective on weather constraints not directly included in the clinical teleconference; (3) whole blood and clotting factors availability in rural hospitals remains critically inadequate; and (4) protocols for …
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
… failures included: incomplete handover between anaesthetist and post-operative team; misinterpretation of blood gas analysis; failure to involve the surgeon when post-operative deterioration was apparent; and absence o…
84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Bernard Greenwell, an 84-year-old male, died from rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. He experienced sudden-onset severe left groin pain at 11:30am on 25 April …
14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
A 14-year-old boy riding an illegally high-powered e-scooter (capable of 40-50 km/h) collided with a utility vehicle at a residential intersection. The e-scooter exceeded legal speed limits and age restrictions under Vic…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
…, improve situational awareness in neonatal resuscitation, and develop statewide guidelines for massive transfusion in neonates.
70y · Female·Tiger snake envenomation
Mrs Z, a 70-year-old woman, died from tiger snake envenomation after being bitten on the left foot while sleeping. She received two vials of antivenom within 2.5–4 hours of the bite at Royal Melbourne Hospital, consisten…
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