212 results for “bowel surgery”
57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…
… with intellectual disability (IQ 55) and history of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds, died from small bowel perforation complicating obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesions. Care was fragmented across five loc…
91y · Male·Complications following cardiac arrest in the setting of anaesthetic induction d…
…ed from complications following anaphylaxis to rocuronium during anaesthetic induction for emergency small bowel obstruction surgery. His GP records documented allergy to both suxamethonium and vecuronium (a non-depolar…
64y · Male·Ischaemic bowel and spleen infarction secondary to occlusion of splenic artery a…
A 64-year-old man died from bowel and spleen infarction caused by surgical clips incorrectly placed on the splenic and superior mesenteric a…
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
…ft renal artery and applied insufficient clipping. Although he recognized the error and converted to open surgery, requesting senior surgical assistance, the bowel became ischaemic. The patient was transferred to Albury…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
…nbach, a 65-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in late October…
59y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma with su…
…iration pneumonia secondary to recurrent anal squamous cell carcinoma following total pelvic exenteration surgery in December 2021. He was admitted to Dandenong Hospital with vomiting, lethargy and suspected urinary tra…
0y · Male·Complications of small bowel obstruction due to post operative adhesions
Marcus Charles, a 3-month-old neonate, died from small bowel obstruction due to postoperative adhesions following earlier surgical repair of oesophageal atresia and du…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
…09, her physical health acutely declined with shock-like symptoms. Emergency laparotomy revealed extensive bowel ischaemia deemed incompatible with life. She died the following morning. The coroner found her treatment d…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction in the setting of rece…
A 58-year-old man died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction six days after elective laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for colorectal cancer. On post-operati…
1y · Female·infarction and volvulus of the small intestine due to adhesion from prior nephre…
…he child was initially treated in the waiting area without documented observations for over 5 hours. Small bowel obstruction was suspected at 4:45am but imaging was delayed and initially appeared normal. Critical diagno…
42y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel ileus in a man with cerebral palsy
…to hospital with vomiting, abdominal distension and pain on 21 October 2019. Investigations revealed small bowel obstruction (ileus). Despite admission under General Medicine, his condition deteriorated rapidly, develop…
69y · Female·faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation due to periton…
…diagnosis. She deteriorated rapidly and died at home the next morning from faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation from peritoneal adhesions. The coroner found the standard of care was seriousl…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
…orah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She attended the emergency department six times over eleven days with identical sy…
70y · Male·Metastatic tumour in the setting of known renal and bowel cancer
Kenneth Albert Hargreaves, a 70-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities including renal and bowel cancer, lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, and cardiac disease, died from metastatic tumour while imprisoned a…
72y · Female·Large rectal prolapse and ischaemic bowel
…an with intellectual disability residing in aged care presented with a large rectal prolapse and ischaemic bowel. She was found on the floor of her room with a prolapse containing approximately 80cm of non-viable small …
45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…
…ti-organ failure following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and reasonably managed conservatively.…
58y · Female·Ischaemic small bowel due to bowel obstruction most likely due to a combination …
Mrs Fulham, aged 58, died from ischaemic small bowel due to obstruction from adhesions and Crohn's disease recurrence. On 22 November, she presented to GP with…
72y · Male·Complications of subtotal colectomy for diffuse polyposis and invasive adenocarc…
…in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital on 9 December 2019, nine days after elective subtotal colectomy for bowel cancer. Post-operatively, he developed complications including pleural effusion and multi-organ dysfunctio…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
…yed CT imaging interpretation, and failure to escalate to surgical consultation until 9pm resulted in his surgery commencing at 11:38pm. The 7+ hour delay meant extensive bowel had become ischaemic and non-viable. Altho…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
A 63-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, quadriplegia, and blindness died from bowel obstruction with sepsis. On 5 September 2015, carers noted cough and eating difficulties. A locum doctor v…
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