Coronial

7 results for surgical fixation of fractures

TAShospital2024-05-10

Coroner's Finding: Constantine, Georgiou

51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…

… line on Tea Tree Road and collided with a truck. Paramedics responded promptly and he received intensive surgical care at Royal Hobart Hospital. The fatal complication—cerebral fat embolism—occurred because Mr Georgiou …

trauma surgeryorthopaedic surgery
VIChospital2021-12-06

Finding into death of Ingeburg Hildegard Muller

85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…

An 85-year-old woman sustained multiple serious injuries (bilateral rib and pelvic fractures, thoracic spine fractures) in a motor vehicle collision on 20 June 2018. She was treated with ICU admiss…

emergency medicineintensive caresystemantibiotics
SAaged care2013-08-30

Coroner's Finding: CHAPLIN Doreen Hilda

82y · Female·fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following nail fixation of bilateral …

…th severe dementia and marked osteoporosis died from fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following surgical fixation of bilateral femoral fractures. The fractures occurred on 10 September 2010 during an unauthoriz…

orthopaedic surgerygeriatric medicineproceduralsystem
VIC2020-01-15

Finding into death of Travis Lee Fernandez

35y · Male·Hanging

…died by hanging in custody at Dhurringile Prison in November 2014. He had sustained bilateral mandibular fractures in January 2014 treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). By June 2014, imaging revealed…

oral and maxillofacial surgeryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemmethadone
VICaged care2011-10-04

Finding into death of Shane Peter Kerstjens

42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep calf vein thrombosis

…mbolism and deep vein thrombosis. He sustained a tibia and fibula fracture on 6 September 2007, requiring surgical fixation. Although prescribed clexane (low-molecular-weight heparin) for thromboprophylaxis until 4 Decem…

orthopaedic surgeryrehabilitation medicinesystemdelayenoxaparin
VIChospital2014-06-20

Finding into death of Rosalie Anne King

29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury

…nal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden respiratory arrest c…

trauma surgeryintensive care
TAShospital2025-01-20

Coroner's Finding: Lowe, Wayne Anthony

58y · Male·multiorgan failure due to sepsis resulting from repeatedly fractured left humeru…

Wayne Anthony Lowe, aged 58, died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis following repeated humeral fractures sustained in falls. He was admitted with a right proximal humeral fracture from an intoxicated fall, dis…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral medicinesystemdelay

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