17 results for “intracranial pressure monitoring”
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
…path and struck his head, suffering subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain contusions, and raised intracranial pressure. Despite maximal ICU support including intracranial pressure monitoring and medications, he di…
27y · Male·Head injury
… five days later from traumatic brain injury with subdural haematoma. Medical review identified that an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor migrated during treatment, potentially providing falsely reassuring readings and…
39y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision (pedestrian), with …
…dural haematomas, and comminuted pelvic and hip fractures. Despite neurosurgical intervention including intracranial pressure monitoring, he was deemed to have poor neurological prognosis and died three days post-injury …
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…Over Saturday, he deteriorated with worsening headache, vomiting, and nausea—classic signs of increased intracranial pressure. The neurosurgeon rescheduled surgery for Sunday morning but the patient suffered cardiac arre…
52y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage in a lady with underlying cerebrovascular disease and …
…ent right carotid endarterectomy for high-grade stenosis. Post-operatively she developed escalating blood pressure readings (160–220 mmHg), headaches, nausea, agitation, and abnormal behaviour over 6–7 April. Despite a c…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
… her as cleared for surgery. Post-operatively, she developed acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus with raised intracranial pressure, causing sudden respiratory arrest and death. Clinical lessons include: pre-operative brain im…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
…e the importance of urgent investigation of recurrent vomiting in young patients, careful post-operative monitoring in patients with epilepsy, and rapid recognition and management of altered consciousness post-operativel…
12y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt blockage
… and died from blocked VP shunt. Expert evidence confirmed she should have been referred for imaging and monitoring at a tertiary centre, where blocked shunt could have been diagnosed and surgically treated.
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
… Key learning: patients with impaired consciousness and tracheostomies require continuous pulse oximetry monitoring rather than intermittent suctioning alone. Poor nursing documentation and unclear nursing care standards…
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
Rodney Bates, a 55-year-old in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall on 2 April 2015. He had experienced recurrent unexplained loss of consciousness episodes from N…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injury (diffuse axonal injury with skull fractures) secondary to…
A 22-year-old female died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a single-vehicle rollover on a rural road in the Northern Territory. She had consumed 15-20 cans of beer over approximately 10 hours, achieving a blood a…
41y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndr…
…old woman five days post-caesarean delivery, presented to emergency with frontal headache, elevated blood pressure, proteinuria, abnormal liver function and lower limb oedema. She was admitted under general physician Dr …
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
Ian Gould, a 64-year-old man with a non-MRI compatible pacemaker, presented with vision loss in June 2019. Initial neurological and ophthalmological evaluation was normal; functional visual loss was suspected. He develop…
9y · Male·head injury
Nine-year-old Aidan Bott was fatally struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree in the school courtyard on 22 August 2006, sustaining fatal head injuries. The death was preventable through regular tree main…
0y · Male·Head injuries (birth trauma) secondary to obstructed labour and fetal macrosomia…
…rolonged second-stage labour. During emergency disimpaction attempts, a midwife applied excessive focused pressure using two fingers (rather than a cupped hand) to the fetal head vaginally, causing skull fractures and in…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
…of instrumental forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) complex forceps deliveries with red flags (malposition…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
This inquest examined three deaths of young Aboriginal women from Doomadgee (ages 18, 37, and 17) from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complications between September 2019 and September 2020. All three deaths were preventa…
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