56 results for “CT scan abdomen”
64y · Female·stage IVB metastatic adenocarcinoma of the rectum
Sungwaan Hanson, a 64-year-old woman with a 35-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from stage IVB metastatic adenocarcinoma of the rectum at the Roy Fagan Centre on 27 May 2020. She had been subject t…
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
…cal decision was overly influenced by suspicion of illicit drug use rather than consideration of surgical abdomen pathology. By 2pm on 6 February, suspected bowel obstruction should have prompted transfer to North West …
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
…actate, metabolic acidosis, leukocytosis, and severe pain, the diagnosis was not made for 25+ hours. The CT scan at 9:00 AM failed to identify the occluded SMA. The patient underwent a non-diagnostic laparoscopy at 6:00 …
59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
Dennis Petzler, a 59-year-old prisoner, died from carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with extensive metastatic spread. He presented with abdominal pain and nausea in June 2018, initially managed as gast…
51y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis on a background of a leg bur…
Stephen Kline, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a leg burn wound sustained when NSW Police deployed a taser during a confrontation on 8 March 2016. H…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a small bowel obstruction
Michael Luno, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and swallowing difficulties, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction. He presented with vomiting and abdominal d…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
…ed with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for investigation. Initial blood tests and CT scan showed no evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding. Her symptoms improved and she was discharged, but re-admit…
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
A 76-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 Febr…
26y · Female·Pulmonary embolism as a consequence of dislodged deep vein thrombosis
…y contributed to DVT formation. She was sedated and transferred to Darwin for specialist care. A delayed CT scan report did not affect outcome, as the massive PE (32cm saddle embolus) that killed her occurred later and w…
69y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to secondary haemochromatosis (transfusion-associated…
Mrs Vicki Dow, 69, died from multiple organ failure secondary to iron overload (transfusion-associated haemochromatosis) from treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome. She had declined iron chelation therapy for 19 months d…
80y · Male·metastatic oesophageal cancer
Josef Lear, an 80-year-old prisoner, died of metastatic oesophageal cancer at the Royal Darwin Hospital Hospice on 7 March 2021. He presented with progressive dysphagia, cough, and weight loss in mid-2020, which was appr…
89y · Male·combination of biochemical consequences of colonic pseudo-obstruction and faecal…
…thout significant bowel opening, nursing and medical staff did not escalate care or adequately assess his abdomen after 4 March 2022. He was on opioid analgesia and medications causing constipation, but laxative regimen…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
Sean Raymond Adams, 51-year-old male with complex cardiac history including corrected coarctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea.…
77y · Female·Haemoperitoneum following cholecystectomy
A 77-year-old woman died from haemoperitoneum (intra-abdominal bleeding) three days after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bleeding from the left inferior epigastric artery was a recognised surgical complication bu…
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from December 2…
78y · Male·Acute pancreatitis
A 78-year-old man with a long history of mental illness and multiple chronic physical conditions died from acute pancreatitis on 12 May 2025, nine days after presenting with nausea and vomiting at Thomas Embling Hospital…
49y · Male·small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associa…
Gary Walpole, a 49-year-old teacher with polycythaemia rubra vera, died from small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with oesophageal varices f…
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers consistent with sepsis within hours of admission. Despite clea…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
James Maurice Smith, 38-year-old male, died from haemopericardium due to aortic dissection. He presented to ED on 9 June 2015 with severe back and abdominal pain, elevated lactate, and neurological symptoms suggesting va…
43y · Female·pulmonary embolism
…ved. She collapsed the next morning with massive bilateral pulmonary embolism. Coroner found the failure to scan above the inguinal ligament was not unreasonable given the rare clinical presentation, though vascular surg…
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