140 results for “abdominal injury”
Male·ruptured spleen
…ation, rider equipment, or motorcycle condition. This case illustrates the rapidly fatal nature of major abdominal trauma with splenic rupture and the limited salvageability of such injuries even with prompt CPR initiat…
62y · Female·Stomach perforation complicating recurrent pseudo-obstruction of the bowel
…old woman with intellectual disability and history of recurrent pseudo-obstruction, presented with acute abdominal distension and was admitted to hospital with findings suspicious of perforation. She rapidly deteriorate…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash, complicated by acalculous…
…l on a bend and crashed off the Stuart Highway, sustaining severe traumatic injuries including closed head injury, bilateral lung contusions, complex femur fracture and flail chest. Initial hospital care was appropriate …
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 heavy potted plant (appro…
Female·Abdominal injuries due to single motor vehicle collision
Yu Qian Wang, a rear seat passenger in a motor vehicle, died from abdominal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle collision. The crash occurred when the driver, who was inexperien…
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
…d was struck. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with multiple pelvic fractures and developed acute kidney injury with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis. Despite pain and delirium, no acute surgical…
52y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to pancreatic contusion and necrosis from motorcyc…
… for re-look and drain adjustment. Initial recovery appeared good; however, he died suddenly on day 9 post-injury during routine blood collection. The coroner found no clinical management issues at the receiving hospital…
14y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries following a single motorcycle collision
A 14-year-old male died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision on Christmas Day 2020. He was riding an unregistered Yamaha…
85y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease complic…
…ar-old man with ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes underwent endovascular repair of a recurrent abdominal aortic aneurysm with endoleak using a novel chimney technique with Nellix endobags. The procedure was ap…
26y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
…r cables and posts, sustaining massive head injuries, cardiac laceration, thoracic spinal fractures, and abdominal bleeding. This case illustrates the catastrophic consequences of impaired driving and vehicle maintenanc…
64y · Male·Postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding from pancreatic artery injury and its con…
John Reginald Beech, 64, died at Sydney Adventist Hospital on 24 April 2007 from postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage following colonic surgery. One week earlier, he underwent high anterior resection and hernia …
11y · Female·head, neck and abdominal injuries sustained in a fall from height
An 11-year-old child died from unsurvivable head, neck and abdominal injuries sustained in a fall from approximately 16 metres at a conservation area during a family rock-cl…
81y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained du…
… a tram while crossing Sydney Road in Brunswick on 29 April 2010. He sustained multiple head, chest, and abdominal injuries and died on 4 May 2010 from multi-organ failure. The coroner found insufficient evidence that t…
1y · Male·Blunt force abdominal trauma; laceration of spleen with intra-abdominal haemorrh…
A 14-month-old Aboriginal boy died from blunt force abdominal trauma with a splenic laceration on 13 January 2019. He had multiple injuries documented at autopsy incl…
89y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
…ansferred to Royal Melbourne Hospital where she developed rapid atrial fibrillation and persistent intra-abdominal bleeding. Given her age, injuries, and clinical deterioration, the trauma team determined she was not a …
9y · Female·peritonitis due to perforated small bowel due to blunt abdominal trauma
…tions. A fellow then discharged her based on a negative jump test. A repeat GP visit the next day lacked abdominal examination. Timely surgical intervention (within 24 hours) would almost certainly have saved her life. …
76y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Kenneth Carter, 76, died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on 8 June 2005. He had presented to Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department o…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
…el perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vaginal canal. She presented with abdominal pain on 15 May 2018 and underwent emergency laparotomy; initial surgery missed the bowel perforation due…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…ient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 13 June 2004 with abdominal pain and signs of acute bowel obstruction. Initial assessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He…
56y · Male·Complications of clostridium difficile and malnutrition in the setting of cerebr…
Mr C was a 56-year-old man with cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury who died from complications of Clostridioides difficile infection and malnutrition. He was admitted to hos…
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