25 results for “bowel volvulus”
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
…ar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by ingestion of soil, sand, and stones. He was under ministerial guardianship and placed in r…
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…
31y · Male·Complications in association with intestinal volvulus
…ing discharge. When finally re-admitted the following afternoon, he was critically unwell with intestinal volvulus, sepsis and pneumonia. He died despite emergency surgery preparation. Key failures included: absence of s…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
…ar-old man with COPD, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence underwent emergency hemicolectomy for caecal volvulus. Post-operatively he developed respiratory depression, hypernatremia and alcohol withdrawal requiring ben…
0y · Male·Complications of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to recurrent episode…
…next morning. Delays in ambulance booking, inadequate handover communication regarding the acute nature of bowel obstruction, and the paramedic crew receiving an R3 (not R1) response code contributed to deterioration du…
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