64 results for “hypertension”
70y · Male·Hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection contributed to by hypertension
Mr James Brown, a 70-year-old prisoner with a long-standing history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, died from hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection. He collapsed with…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
…ilure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral valve replacement surgery. She had chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to severe mitral regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse. The coroner investigated whether e…
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to ischaemic heart disease due to hypertension
A 48-year-old man died from myocardial infarction due to ischaemic heart disease and hypertension shortly after undergoing urology surgery. Critical failures in clinical communication prevented recogni…
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
…idney injury with severe hyperkalaemia. Pre-operative assessment identified significant risks (obesity, hypertension, probable sleep apnoea) but surgery proceeded with appropriate anaesthetic management. Post-operative c…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. …
63y · Male·pulmonary thrombo-emboli following coronary artery bypass grafting
… disease. He had multiple significant comorbidities including Type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity (BMI 45), hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia. Despite receiving appropriate VTE prophylaxis with unfractionated heparin 5…
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
…ount of 51 (lower limit acceptable); unrecognised right ventricular hypertrophy with probable pulmonary hypertension missed on pre-anaesthetic evaluation; inadequate pre-operative optimisation planning; no specialist car…
60y · Male·bronchopneumonia as a result of or secondary to cerebral haemorrhage; contributi…
Wayne Barry Matschoss, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities including cardiac disease, epilepsy, chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis, died in custody at Rockhampton Base Hospital from bronchopneumon…
0y · Female·ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to factors associated with the sudden…
Manusiu Amone died from ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), not from pethidine toxicity as initially suspected. At 145 minutes of life, she …
1y · Female·acute on chronic respiratory failure
…sed blood loss which, combined with her underlying severe respiratory compromise and probable pulmonary hypertension, proved rapidly fatal. The coroner found that despite excellent care from ED staff, Kara's pre-existing…
22y · Female·Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome
… and ST/T wave changes warranting further investigation. She was discharged postpartum on Labetalol for hypertension without documentation of her cardiac findings or adequate follow-up arrangement. WADS monitored blood p…
18y · Female·Generalised tonic-clonic seizure and cardiac arrest arising from severe hyperten…
An 18-year-old pregnant woman presented in labour at 41 weeks and 2 days gestation. From 23 September onwards, she experienced intermittent headaches, epigastric pain, proteinuria and peripheral oedema. At 1755 hours on …
35y · Female·Unascertained
…-old grand multipara with multiple risk factors (BMI >35, smoking, grand multiparity, pregnancy-induced hypertension) presented at 40+4 weeks with absent foetal movements and was induced on Sunday evening. She experience…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
… post-hip replacement with undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cardiac ischaemia triggered by pain and hypertension was misdiagnosed as asthma. Both patients posed high anaesthetic and post-operative risks and should ha…
62y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to lacerated abdominal aorta complicating laparoscopic b…
A 62-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure caused by a lacerated abdominal aorta sustained during elective laparoscopic gastric band surgery in 2006. The aorta was cut by a Visiport trocar blade at the start of th…
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
A 57-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, sleep apnoea) underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a regional hospital. The proced…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
An 86-year-old man with atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease and hypertension underwent left inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia at a regional hospital. He experienced …
56y · Male·Pulmonary embolism with deep vein thrombosis an antecedent cause; coronary arter…
Peter Robin, a 56-year-old man with a medical history of hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension, obesity, and depression, underwent elective dental surgery on 28 October 2015 to remove four wisdom te…
56y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to inadvertent oesophageal intubation and f…
…rra Hospital on 29 July 2011. She had an adverse reaction characterised by vomiting, breathlessness and hypertension. MET team intubation was performed by first-year anaesthetic registrar Dr T., who had never previously …
69y · Male·Septic arthritis of the knee
Frank Hall-Bentick, a 69-year-old man with severe muscular dystrophy and restrictive lung disease dependent on 24-hour BiPAP, presented to Austin Hospital with septic arthritis of the right knee and septic shock. A multi…
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