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41 results for pericardial_effusion

VIC2025-08-21

Finding into death of Catherine Mary Stephen

63y · Female·Natural causes unascertained; probable aspiration pneumonia with large pericardi…

Catherine Stephen, a 63-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy, and kyphoscoliosis, died from natural causes unascertained at a hospice following palliative care. She had been admitted to hosp…

palliative caregeneral medicine
VIChospital2017-05-19

Finding into death of Jane Laura Gooding

39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis

Jane Laura Gooding, a 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and blindness living in residential care, presented to Knox Private Hospital with fever, shortness of breath, vomiting, abdominal pain, and hypotensi…

emergency medicineintensive care
TAShospital2018-08-31

Coroner's Finding: Oosterloo, Jane

63y · Female·Haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by perforation of the right vent…

Jane Oosterloo, 63, died from haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by right ventricular perforation during ultrasound-guided transthoracic pericardiocentesis. She presented with influenza B complicated by myoc…

emergency medicinecardiologyoseltamivir
TAShospital2018-11-16

Coroner's Finding: Richardson, Margaret Rita

67y · Female·right coronary artery dissection following angiography stenting and attempted ro…

Margaret Richardson, 67, died from right coronary artery dissection during rotational atherectomy for treatment of occluded coronary artery. She had presented with ST elevation myocardial infarction and underwent initial…

cardiologyintensive care
TAShospital2018-11-16

Coroner's Finding: Richardson, Margaret Rita

67y · Female·Right coronary artery dissection following angiography stenting and attempted ro…

Margaret Richardson, 67, died from right coronary artery dissection during rotational atherectomy on 24 January 2017 at Launceston General Hospital. She had suffered acute myocardial infarction on 14 January with 95% occ…

cardiologyintensive care
TAShospital2023-06-13

Coroner's Finding: HN de-identified

83y·cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium resulting from traumatic parietal peri…

An 83-year-old woman presented to the ED with chest pain and was found to have a pericardial effusion. She underwent an aortic angiogram but critical investigations including echocardiography were not clearly documented.…

emergency medicinecardiologyproceduralsystem
VIChospital2024-10-30

Finding into death of Domenico Joseph Palma

58y · Male·Complications of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Domenico Joseph Palma, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, died from complications of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following hospital admission with dyspnoea, fatigue and …

oncologyrespiratory medicine
VICaged care2022-11-30

Finding into death of Ian Dunlop

74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…

Ian Dunlop, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed a small pericardial effusion, considered…

cardiothoracic surgerycardiologycommunicationsystemapixaban
SAhospital2022-10-27

Coroner's Finding: Rentoulis Dimitrios

79y · Male·Iatrogenic right ventricular injury complicating drainage of pericardial collect…

A 79-year-old man died from iatrogenic right ventricular injury sustained during attempted drainage of a post-operative pericardial effusion following coronary artery bypass grafting. During a minimally invasive sub-xiph…

cardiothoracic surgeryanaesthesiaproceduralwarfarin
SAhospital2013-02-13

Coroner's Finding: CARDASSIS Andrew Paul

42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma

A 42-year-old prisoner died from disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confirmed by CT scan. Surgery was performed with curative intent in December …

oncologyurologysunitinib
NThospital2023-03-15

Inquest into the death of Janelle Pamkal

35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis

A 35-year-old Aboriginal woman with schizoaffective disorder presenting with acute psychosis and chest pain was appropriately referred for psychiatric assessment and retrieval. CareFlight transport was timely and the rec…

emergency medicinepsychiatryolanzapine
VIChospital2014-08-21

Finding into death of Neville Ross

65y · Male·Cardiac tamponade whilst undergoing CT-guided pericardiocentesis; perforation of…

A 65-year-old man with history of left pneumonectomy, COPD and cardiomyopathy died from cardiac tamponade during CT-guided pericardiocentesis. Key clinical issues: (1) Necessity of procedure was questionable—patient pres…

cardiologyradiologydiagnosticprocedural
VIC2016-06-20

Finding into death of Elizabeth Joy Whelan

63y · Female·Cardiomegaly in a woman with aortic stenosis

Elizabeth Joy Whelan, a 63-year-old woman with developmental delay and autism-like traits, died from cardiomegaly secondary to aortic stenosis while residing in a Department of Health and Human Services group home. She h…

cardiologygeneral practiceroxithromycin
VIChospital2017-02-23

Finding into death of Goet Wo Tjoeng

71y · Female·aortic dissection (Stanford Type A)

A 71-year-old woman presented to hospital with pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade, successfully treated by pericardiocentesis. The underlying cause was a Stanford Type A aortic dissection, which was not ident…

cardiologyradiologydiagnosticcommunicationnoradrenaline
VIChospital2019-08-01

Finding into death of Tyla Jade Hovenbitzer

18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…

An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…

paediatricsgeneral practicesystemdelaytemazepam
WAhospital2015-07-29

Inquest into the Death of Tien Chung NGUYEN

55y · Male·ruptured dissection of the thoracic aorta

Tien Chung Nguyen, a 55-year-old male prisoner, died from rupture of a thoracic aortic dissection during emergency surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. He presented with chest pain and dyspnoea at Wooroloo Prison on 26 Novem…

emergency medicinecardiothoracic surgerydiagnostic
NSWhospital2021-11-09

Inquest into the death of Caitlin CRUZ

3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection

Three-year-old Caitlin Cruz presented to a medical centre unwell and collapsed, requiring resuscitation. She was transferred by ambulance to Children's Hospital at Westmead but critical information about her collapse and…

emergency medicinepaediatricscommunicationdiagnosticmidazolam
QLDhospital2018-07-09

AD - Non-inquest findings

75y · Male·Multi-organ failure secondary to cardiogenic shock and anterior myocardial infar…

A 75-year-old man presented to a tertiary hospital ED with acute anterior STEMI but diagnosis was delayed by approximately 10 hours. The first hospital ECG at 6:47am showed diagnostic ST elevation but was not recognised …

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticcommunicationmorphine
QLDhospital2017-09-02

ML - Non-inquest findings

71y · Female·Haemothorax and haemopericardium secondary to ruptured dissecting aneurysm of th…

A 71-year-old woman with hypertension and prior myocardial infarction presented to emergency with sudden chest pain, jaw pain, and syncope. Aortic dissection was appropriately suspected and a contrast CT-aortagram was pe…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticsystemintravenous fluids
QLDhospital2017-09-20

Mr TAM - Non-inquest findings

62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…

Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…

cardiologycardiothoracic surgerycommunicationsystem

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