73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus in a man with Down syndrome
…with recurrent aspiration pneumonia presented with drowsiness, shortness of breath, and was found to have sigmoid volvulus and left lower lobe consolidation. He was admitted to hospital, treated with antibiotics, and un…
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
An 89-year-old woman with severe vascular dementia died from acute renal failure due to sigmoid volvulus while detained under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted to hospital for management of aggre…
81y · Male·Consequences of bowel obstruction
…ody, died from consequences of bowel obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He had a history of recurrent sigmoid volvulus despite previous surgery. On 22 January 2020, he reported abdominal symptoms; initial assessment…
51y · Female·Sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection
Caroline Meallin, aged 51, died from sigmoid volvulus in the setting of COVID-19 infection. She was admitted to Austin Hospital on 12 August 2023 from…
59y · Female·Complications of a pseudo-obstruction on a background of previous anterior resec…
Julie Anne White, 59, died from complications of pseudo-obstruction following previous sigmoid volvulus resection. She had intellectual disability, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and chronic bow…
62y · Female·Complications arising from elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurr…
…troparesis, died from complications following an elective laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for recurrent sigmoid volvulus and ileus. Post-operatively uncomplicated initially, she deteriorated on day 3 with signs of sep…
58y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus, in a man with multiple scler…
Mr H, a 58-year-old man with end-stage multiple sclerosis and recurrent sigmoid volvulus, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 25 January 2023 with abdominal pain and distension. He underw…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…l on 13 June 2004 with abdominal pain and signs of acute bowel obstruction. Initial assessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He deteriorated with oxygen desaturation and suffered a cardiac arrest on 15 June 20…
47y · Female·Large intestinal infarction due to volvulus
… Lee McDonald, a 47-year-old woman with Down syndrome, died from large intestinal infarction secondary to volvulus (twisting of bowel). She was admitted with presumed faecal loading causing bowel obstruction but develope…
74y · Male·Sepsis complicating pyelonephritis and pseudo large intestinal obstruction (pall…
…on. He was admitted in February 2024 with functional decline and experienced recurrent bowel obstruction, sigmoid volvulus, and E. coli bacteraemia secondary to pyelonephritis. Following transfer and return to Austin Ho…
67y · Male·Faeculent peritonitis due to perforation of a sigmoid volvulus
…7-year-old with dementia and Parkinson's disease, presented with abdominal pain and decreased appetite. A sigmoid volvulus was identified and a rectal tube successfully inserted for decompression. Conservative managemen…
67y · Female·perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis upon a background of spinocerebella…
Betty Irene Ball, aged 67, died from perforated sigmoid volvulus with peritonitis on 2 February 2016. She had spinocerebellar ataxia and was resident in aged car…
74y · Male·myocardial infarction
…e detained under the Mental Health Act at Royal Adelaide Hospital. He had presented with hypokalaemia and sigmoid volvulus, refusing initial treatment. He was detained due to delirium and combativeness, allowing restrai…
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
… Goldenhar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by ingestion of soil, sand, and stones. He was under ministerial guardianship and pl…
48y · Male·sepsis in the setting of aspiration pneumonia and bowel obstruction
…ion pneumonia, was initially discharged, then readmitted with imaging suggesting small bowel obstruction. Sigmoidoscopy was attempted unsuccessfully. Palliative care was chosen in consultation with family. The coroner f…
31y · Male·Complications in association with intestinal volvulus
…ing discharge. When finally re-admitted the following afternoon, he was critically unwell with intestinal volvulus, sepsis and pneumonia. He died despite emergency surgery preparation. Key failures included: absence of s…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
Winfried Medenbach, a 65-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in …
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