4 results for “diathermy”
75y · Female·Airway obstruction due to aspiration occluding a permanent tracheostomy
Feryne Gaylene Hunter, aged 75, died from airway obstruction due to aspiration into her permanent tracheostomy. She had a history of subglottic stenosis, asthma, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with a hiatus hernia…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
…and sepsis. Mrs Leonard (77) underwent laparoscopic surgery on 30 October 2008; a colon perforation from diathermy-induced injury was not recognized intraoperatively and only became apparent 6 days post-discharge, resul…
72y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis caused by abdominal adhesions from previous…
Michael Hamilton, 72, presented with acute abdominal pain post-bladder surgery while anticoagulated with warfarin. Initial assessment suspected duodenal perforation based on CT findings; laparotomy was performed but foun…
81y · Female·left haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage from the insertion site of the perm…
An 81-year-old woman died from haemothorax and mediastinal haemorrhage following pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome. Multiple venous punctures during the procedure caused vascular injury. Critical clinical lesso…
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