87 results for “severe abdominal pain”
31y · Female·Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with extensive retroperitoneal and intraperiton…
…1-year-old pregnant woman at 32 weeks gestation, presented to the Royal Women's Hospital with sudden-onset severe left-sided abdominal pain and hypotension on 21 March 2010. She was assessed by registrar Dr F. and coveri…
25y · Female·ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with haemorrhage and internal blood loss
A 25-year-old pregnant woman (23 weeks) presented to hospital with sudden left upper quadrant abdominal pain and loss of consciousness. Clinical assessment identified renal colic and gallstones as likely diag…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
…epatitis C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, generalised tenderness, and a pain rating of 8/10. Cli…
69y · Female·faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation due to periton…
A 69-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain and vomiting. The doctor did not take adequate history, perform thorough physical examination, or o…
84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Bernard Greenwell, an 84-year-old male, died from rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. He experienced sudden-onset seve…
73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…rge Hutton, a 73-year-old man with hypertension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head. Clinical findings were atypical: he appeared calm, had relatively n…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
…ities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. CT imaging revealed a gastroduodenal perforation with free fluid and pneumoperitoneum. After discu…
43y · Male·Metastatic colo-rectal carcinoma
Jason Spradbury, 43, was an inmate at Port Phillip Prison who presented with severe abdominal and back pain in February 2016, leading to diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. He underwe…
49y · Female·Widespread small and large bowel, splenic and hepatic infarction secondary to se…
Susan Bourke, a 49-year-old woman, died from widespread small and large bowel infarction secondary to severe aortic atherosclerosis causing critical stenosis of the superior mesenteric and coeliac arteries. She pres…
16y · Male·Peritonitis as a result of ruptured duodenum following blunt trauma of the torso
…ed and discharged from Campbelltown Hospital Emergency Department for a rugby injury. He sustained blunt abdominal trauma from a tackle on 19 June 2010, presenting with abdominal pain, vomiting, and other concerning fea…
72y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis caused by abdominal adhesions from previous…
Michael Hamilton, 72, presented with acute abdominal pain post-bladder surgery while anticoagulated with warfarin. Initial assessment suspected duodenal perf…
76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus
A 76-year-old man presented to ED with sudden onset left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated …
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
… disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe chest pain, profuse sweating, shaking, vomiting and a history of passing black blood per rectum. Examinati…
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
…llowing small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries and adhesions. A 4-5mm perforation occurred during the procedure but was not detected intraope…
26y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of immersion
…a psychiatric ward with acute psychosis due to non-compliance with clozapine. Over two days, she developed severe abdominal pain and constipation unresponsive to medical management. Nursing staff offered her a bath to re…
4y · Male·Intra-abdominal injuries from blunt force trauma (ruptured duodenum and lacerate…
Tyrell Cobb, a 4-year-old boy, died from intra-abdominal injuries caused by blunt force trauma inflicted on two separate occasions between 22-24 May 2009. Postmo…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging revealed his AAA had rupture…
66y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 66-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with left-sided abdominal pain on 14 July 2021. After waiting over 6 hours in a crowded ED with restricted access to treatment spa…
17y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating partial pancreatectomy for traumatic pa…
… the Home (HITH) program on 19 May despite persistent low-grade pancreatic fistula. On 21 May he developed severe pain and vomiting, managed by phone advice attributing symptoms to medication taken on empty stomach. Pain…
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