34 results for “acute lung injury”
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Alen Deniro died by suicide on 5 May 2011 after learning of his de facto partner's death from terminal lung cancer. Psychiatrists appropriately assessed him as high suicide risk and initiated involuntary detention p…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…d his AAA had ruptured. Emergency open repair was performed, during which prolonged aortic clamping caused acute renal failure requiring permanent dialysis. Post-operatively, he developed acute pulmonary oedema, atrial …
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 fall at Regis Forrest Ga…
87y · Male·Endobronchial and pulmonary haemorrhage secondary to pneumonia complicating chro…
An 87-year-old man with atrial fibrillation on warfarin underwent elective bronchoscopy for suspected lung lesion. The admitting respiratory team incorrectly documented a mechanical aortic valve replacement when he…
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
…of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operatively he deteriorated with acute renal failure, respiratory compromise, and delirium with combative behaviour. A Level 1 Inpatient Treatmen…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
…tment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation following a head injury. Key clinical issues included excessive MS Contin consumption (suspected 10 tablets taken prior to admissi…
45y · Male·sepsis with infective endocarditis, right lobar pneumonia (with abscess formatio…
A 45-year-old man with severe disability (wheelchair-bound following burn injury), borderline personality disorder, and chronic medical conditions including ischaemic heart disease, hyper…
53y · Male·Right ventricular tear due to blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle in…
…iac arrests during emergency resuscitation and surgical intervention. Clinical staff performed appropriate acute trauma management including bilateral chest tube thoracostomies, resuscitation, and attempted surgical rep…
72y · Female·multi-organ failure secondary to poly-trauma and likely bee-sting related toxidr…
Elaine Betty Sime, a 72-year-old fit and healthy woman, died from multi-organ failure following poly-trauma and bee sting toxidrome after a tree fell on her during a walk. The tree at Ruffey Lake Park Trail failed due to…
79y · Male·Pneumonia, due to or as a consequence of emphysema (chronic obstructive pulmonar…
Herbert Charles Hilsley, aged 79, died of pneumonia secondary to emphysema with contributing ischaemic heart disease while incarcerated at Rockhampton Base Hospital. He had extensive comorbidities including COPD, ischaem…
67y · Female·Pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) in a woman receiving treatment for carcinom…
…pneumonia (streptococcus pneumoniae) at St John of God Hospital Bunbury on 25 February 2003. Her small cell lung cancer had achieved remission following chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A critical error occurred when a Hos…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
…firmary; (4) he was inappropriately placed in a shared cell with heavy smokers for months, exacerbating his lung disease; (5) he was inappropriately restrained after hospital admission despite being terminally ill on pal…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He presen…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest in the se…
…ported her to hospital where she was found in cardiac arrest. Prolonged resuscitation caused hypoxic brain injury. Clinical lessons: patients with asthma and hay fever, particularly those uncontrolled on reliever-only th…
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