91 results for “hip surgery”
Female·retroperitoneal blood loss in a setting of anticoagulation therapy following hip…
Valerie Kolts died from retroperitoneal blood loss following hip replacement surgery while on anticoagulation therapy. The coroner found no lack of care contributed to her …
72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…
A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for a…
65y · Male·pneumonia and aspiration
John Harwood, a 65-year-old man with Down syndrome, died from aspiration pneumonia following hip prosthesis removal for infection. He experienced multiple aspiration episodes during attempts at nasogastri…
77y · Male·multisystem organ failure
…mental health patient at Peter James Centre who fell from a chair while attempting to stand. He sustained a hip fracture requiring operative repair. Post-operatively, he developed profound hypotension and unresponsivene…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating fracture of the neck of the right femur sustained in a fa…
… pre-existing chest infection. Despite treatment, his condition deteriorated and he died three days after surgery. The coroner found no systemic failures or recommendations for improvement. Clinically, this case illustr…
89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis
…ayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She fell on 8 January 2007 at an aged care facility and reported hip pain, but the fracture was not diagnosed until 31 January 2007—a 23-day delay. The coroner found Dr D.-Must…
67y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus due to deep vein thrombosis
…th developmental delay and longstanding mental health issues, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hip fracture surgery. Post-operatively, she refused prophylactic anticoagulation (clexane) despite repeated dis…
47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…
…besity, chronic pain requiring methadone, and depression, fell from his bed in prison and sustained a right hip fracture. He underwent successful total hip replacement but developed post-operative complications includin…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating surgery for left hip fracture on a background of ischaemi…
…h end-stage dementia, severe frontal lobe injury, and ischaemic heart disease died from pneumonia following hip fracture surgery. He fell while hip protectors were being cleaned after bowel incontinence. Post-operativel…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
…h Service, and the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre. He received multiple chemotherapy and radiotherapy cycles, hip fracture surgery in October 2013, and was transitioned to palliative care in January 2014. His death occurr…
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
…mentia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. Post-operatively, her family requeste…
79y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to pneumonia and bleeding duodenal ulcer complicating su…
A 79-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and dementia fell at home, sustaining a left hip fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, upper gastrointesti…
99y · Female·pneumonia due to a fractured right neck of femur (hip) sustained in a fall
…. Despite being assessed as high falls risk with multiple prevention measures in place, she was not wearing hip protectors at the time of the fall. She developed pneumonia and died two days later. The coroner found no i…
79y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of right elective total hip replacement
A 79-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism eight days after undergoing elective right total hip replacement. She received multimodal VTE prophylaxis including aspirin, early mobilisation, mechanical foot…
70y · Male·Metastatic tumour in the setting of known renal and bowel cancer
…metastatic tumour while imprisoned at Port Phillip Prison. He suffered a fall in February 2017, sustained a hip fracture, and was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital where surgery was deemed inappropriate given his advanc…
99y · Male·Pneumonia
A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary …
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis following right hip replacem…
A 59-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following right hip replacement surgery. He had mild polycythaemia and elevated BMI (33.26), both risk factors for deep vein th…
85y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
…static disease in 2018 with a Gleason score of 9. He suffered two falls in custody, the second resulting in hip fracture shortly before death. The coroner found the cause of death was natural and that appropriate care w…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…rothy Dawn Martin, an 91-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's disease and multiple comorbidities, sustained a hip fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility on 8 August 2022. She underwent surgical repair …
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
Leonard Bartholomeusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 following which ECG testing revealed cardiac abnormal…
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