8 results for “limb_ischaemia”
76y · Female·lower limb ischaemia due to diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
Elizabeth Mathilda Blake, aged 76, died at Marten Residential Care Centre from lower limb ischaemia secondary to diabetes and peripheral vascular disease. She had long-standing psychiatric illness progressing to dementia…
93y · Female·acute right lower limb ischaemia
Adelina Zito, a 93-year-old resident of an aged care facility, died from acute limb ischaemia after a 6-7 day delay in escalating her care. She developed right leg pain around 26-28 July 2022 that worsened despite parace…
65y · Male·complications of end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ralph James McCracken, aged 65, died from complications of end-stage COPD following a complex hospital admission. He presented with acute limb ischaemia requiring femoral embolectomy, subsequently developed compartment s…
71y · Female·Complications post aortic endarterectomy
A 71-year-old woman died from complications following elective aortic endarterectomy for leg claudication. Post-operatively, she developed acute bilateral lower limb ischaemia with absent pulses, pale/mottled skin, and s…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analgesia for the leg pain precipitated delirium, requ…
58y · Male·pneumonia on a background of adenocarcinoma of the lung stage 4, ischaemic heart…
58-year-old male prisoner died from pneumonia complicated by stage 4 lung adenocarcinoma, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic emphysema. He presented with critical leg ischaemia requiring femoral endarterectomy, develop…
41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash with superimposed infection
Troy Dale Lucas, aged 41, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 15 May 2012 in East Devonport, Tasmania. He collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by Jacqueline Roberts-Thompson, who was t…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
A 53-year-old qualified boiler maker died from complications of severe burns sustained in a gas explosion. While attempting to remove a refrigeration compressor from a hotel cellar with an unqualified colleague, they cut…
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