14y · Male·Retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to abdominal injuries sustained in a motor…
…under Victorian road rules. He sustained a laceration of the inferior vena cava causing retroperitoneal haemorrhage and died despite extensive pre-hospital resuscitation. The coroner emphasised that kinetic energy incre…
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…
75y · Male·left retroperitoneal haemorrhage associated with lumbar spine surgery
…e surgery for degenerative disc disease with stenosis. Post-operatively, he developed a retroperitoneal haemorrhage which was not identified until 6 days after surgery. An expert neurosurgeon questioned whether the exte…
16y · Male·transection of the liver and laceration of the inferior vena cava sustained in a…
…or drugs involved. Key clinical lesson: the injury pattern demonstrates the lethal consequences of blunt abdominal trauma with major vascular injury.
70y · Female·Tiger snake envenomation
…riate antivenom administration, she developed severe consumptive coagulopathy and life-threatening intra-abdominal haemorrhage, dying in ICU. The coroner accepted expert opinion that medical management was reasonable an…
68y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement and aortic graft
…ld man with aortic valve replacement died from undiagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy, with retroperitoneal haemorrhage as a contributing factor. He developed a large perinephric haematoma (1900mL) secondary to over-anticoa…
20y · Male·acute haemorrhage and blunt abdominal trauma
Adam Chandler, a 20-year-old university student, died from acute haemorrhage and blunt abdominal trauma 15.5 hours after sustaining a severe internal injury. He was hit with a heav…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
Hayward Rasmussen, a 45-year-old man with cirrhosis and severe splenomegaly, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen while in custody. He collapsed in prison after sustaining possible ri…
23y · Female·complications of ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive intra-abdominal haemorr…
…e destination. The patient was intubated during transport and became critically unwell with severe intra-abdominal haemorrhage. Key lessons include: classification of ectopic pregnancy cases should reflect criticality f…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
78-year-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery.…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…
…he driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the passengers sustained critical chest and abdominal injuries. The coroner found all three men were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and othe…
36y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver and portal vein; also sustai…
…i), a 36-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died in police custody on 19 November 2004 from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of his liver and portal vein. This inquest, re-opened following a Court of Ap…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
Deborah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She a…
83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…
…nical rationale. The coroner accepted expert opinion that a gastric or duodenal ulcer causing the fatal haemorrhage would likely have been prevented had PPI therapy continued, particularly in a patient receiving anticoa…
2y · Female·Blunt force injury to the abdomen
…internal injuries including pancreatic rupture, jejunal rupture, and liver trauma with significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Evidence indicated the fatal injuries occurred on the evening/night of 12 May or early morni…
62y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to lacerated abdominal aorta complicating laparoscopic b…
A 62-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure caused by a lacerated abdominal aorta sustained during elective laparoscopic gastric band surgery in 2006. The aorta was cut by a Visipo…
45y · Female·Extensive retroperitoneal haemorrhage following bone marrow biopsy procedure wit…
…er thrombocytosis and exclude leukaemia. The procedure was appropriate and indicated. A retroperitoneal haemorrhage developed post-procedure—a known but rare complication. Despite appropriate recognition and initial con…
43y · Female·Haemorrhage Associated with Penetrations of the Aorta
Margaret Brooks, a 43-year-old woman, died from haemorrhage associated with aortic penetrations during laparoscopic gastric band insertion at Kaleeya Hospital on 8…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash, complicated by acalculous…
…tial improvement, but the deceased developed complications including acalculous cholecystitis with large abdominal abscesses and necrotizing fasciitis requiring surgery. A massive intracerebral bleed ultimately caused d…
16y · Female·intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen
A 16-year-old girl died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen following a car rollover. She was transported by ambulance to the nea…
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