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18 results for surgery for fractured neck of femur

SAhospital2021-06-30

Coroner's Finding: VOIVODICH Guido

84y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia and a fractured neck of …

84-year-old man with end-stage dementia died from general inanition following a fractured neck of femur sustained while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted in January 2019…

psychiatrygeriatric medicineapixaban
VICaged care2011-07-18

Finding into death of Annie Kane

93y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur in a woman with congenital heart failur…

Annie Kane, 93, with congestive heart failure and hypertension, sustained a fractured neck of femur following an unwitnessed fall at Jasmine Lodge supported residential service in July 2009.…

geriatric medicinegeneral medicinesystem
TAShospital2021-05-12

Coroner's Finding: Porthouse, David John

70y · Male·uraemic encephalopathy

…old man with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiac disease, fell at home in February 2020 causing a neck of femur fracture. He was treated surgically and remained hospitalised. During his prolonged admission, he …

orthopaedic surgerygeneral medicine
VICaged care2020-11-05

Finding into death of Sylvia Valerie Woolford

88y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur

An 88-year-old woman with advanced dementia died from complications following a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall caused by another resident with vascular dementia in a secured aged ca…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
VICaged care2025-03-14

Finding into death of Maria Grazia Nardiello

90y · Female·Surgical repair of fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall complicated by CO…

Maria Grazia Nardiello, aged 90, died following surgical repair of a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall at an aged care facility, complicated by COVID-19 infection. She was p…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
VICaged care2019-03-19

Finding into death of Anthony Charles Debono

97y · Male·Complications of a fractured left neck of femur (operated), sustained in a fall

… multiple falls risk factors fell during a supervised outing from his aged care facility and sustained a fractured neck of femur. Despite being classified as an extreme falls risk requiring constant supervision and not …

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VICaged care2013

Finding into death of Moira McCarthy

85y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia complicating fractured occipital condyle and left ne…

… unexpectedly during a patient transfer. She was struck on the head and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured occipital condyle and left neck of femur. Despite conservative management of fractures, she developed as…

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VICaged care2020-05-04

Finding into death of Jane Nola Rolph

90y · Female·Complications of a right fractured neck of femur (operated) sustained in a fall …

A 90-year-old woman with dementia sustained a fractured neck of femur after being nudged by another aggressive dementia-affected resident in an aged care facili…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgery
WAaged care2014-07-23

Inquest into the Death of Daniel

83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…

Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured left neck of femur during a fal…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticcommunication
TAShospital2017-09-25

Coroner's Finding: Willox, Brian William

81y · Male·pneumonia complicating fracture of the neck of the right femur sustained in a fa…

… chronic conditions including dementia, ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, and hypertension sustained a fractured right femoral neck from a fall at an aged care facility. He underwent surgical repair but developed pneu…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral medicine
TAShospital2023-08-02

Coroner's Finding: Slatter, Ronald Reginald

93y · Male·Alzheimer's dementia (as recorded on MCCD); however, the death resulted from a f…

…nald Slatter, aged 93, died at Mersey Community Hospital on 22 July 2022, three weeks after sustaining a fractured neck of right femur from a fall on 1 July 2022. While the coroner found no issues with his clinical care…

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SAaged care2003-03-24

Coroner's Finding: ELDRIDGE Collin Ernest

77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction

A 77-year-old man admitted to a nursing home after hip replacement surgery for a fractured neck of femur died from multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction. He had mu…

geriatric medicinecardiology
NSWhospital2014-12-05

Inquest into the death of Edna Beryl WHALEN

89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis

…89, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following delayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She fell on 8 January 2007 at an aged care facility and reported hip pain, but the fracture was n…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticdelay
VICaged care2020-07-22

Finding into death of Dorothy Boyle

92y · Female·Complications of a fractured left femur (operated), sustained in a fall

…mentia-affected resident who had entered her room. Although Mrs Boyle had requested her door be kept locked for privacy, it was not locked at the time of the incident. Medical care after the fall was appropriate. The co…

geriatric medicineemergency medicinesystemprocedural
WAhospital2020-04-02

Inquest into the Death of Valerie KELLY

67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …

… failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison when she fell on 2 June 2016, fracturing her femoral neck. During her 15-month incarceration, several clinical management gaps were identified: no formal falls risk …

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ACTaged care2003-08-04

Inquest Into The Manner And Cause Of Death Of Ivy Pearl Ghobrial

Female·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia

…y from her severe irreversible brain injury. Medical teams correctly determined that invasive interventions for recurrent aspiration pneumonia would only prolong suffering without hope of recovery. The Community Advocat…

psychiatryneurology
VICaged care2020-01-30

Finding into death of Adele Di Quinzio

86y · Female·Sepsis complicating sacral decubitus ulceration in the setting of recent surgica…

…e comorbidities, was discharged from hospital to a supported residential service (SRS) after hip fracture surgery. She required two-person assistance for mobility and was immobile. A sacral pressure injury developed wit…

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VIChospital2025-04-17

Finding into death of Graeme William Dimsey

62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…

… because earlier aspiration and diagnosis would likely have altered outcomes. Key failures included: not performing the planned aspiration despite no alternative infection source, inadequate multidisciplinary consultati…

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