72 results for “cardiac ischaemia”
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…iring permanent dialysis. Post-operatively, he developed acute pulmonary oedema, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac ischaemia. The patient voluntarily declined dialysis on 12 October 2015 and transitioned to palliative ca…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
Henry Edwin Kerr, 86, died of acute myocardial ischaemia following left inguinal hernia surgery at Esperance District Hospital. He had significant cardiac histor…
47y · Male·Myocardial ischaemia as a result of undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cerebra…
…ndiagnosed coronary artery disease (70% stenosis of the left anterior descending artery) with myocardial ischaemia as the primary cause, though cerebral arterial gas embolism from uncontrolled ascent could not be exclud…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
…eloped severe anaphylactic shock with bronchospasm, wheeze, desaturation and rapid loss of consciousness. Cardiac arrest ensued and required 23 minutes of CPR with appropriate advanced life support protocol adherence. R…
74y · Female·Complications of carotid artery injury from central line insertion in the settin…
…CVC was inadvertently placed in the right carotid artery, leading to right cerebral hemisphere watershed ischaemia despite surgical repair. She subsequently developed multi-organ failure and died. While arterial punctur…
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
Robert Vivian Hawkins, a 55-year-old man, died from multi-system failure following inadvertent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Dr L. misidentifie…
74y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia related to stenosis of the right coronary artery
…a taxi and left the hospital. He died at home shortly after arrival on 25 February from acute myocardial ischaemia due to right coronary artery stenosis. The coroner could not definitively determine if earlier treatment…
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following ventilatory failure/cardiac arrest (R…
…ients. Patricia Walton (66) died five days post-hip replacement with undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cardiac ischaemia triggered by pain and hypertension was misdiagnosed as asthma. Both patients posed high anaesth…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
Cally Graham, age 31, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphet…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
Anthony Barrett died from bowel ischaemia caused by acute thrombosis of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively.…
72y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
Brian Roy Gallagher, a 72-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in disability support accommodation, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was noted to be unwell on the day of death …
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
…hest pain from his previous hernia surgery three months earlier. Had the anaesthetist known of this prior cardiac event, cardiology review would have been sought before proceeding.
86y · Male·Cardiac arrest triggered by electrolyte imbalance and sepsis secondary to compli…
…dities died in a low-care nursing home from complications of an incarcerated umbilical hernia with bowel ischaemia, sepsis, and cardiac arrhythmia. His GP examined him briefly (10-15 minutes) without reviewing nursing n…
92y · Female·acute myocardial infarction
…vious day with appropriate anaesthetic clearance. The coroner found no connection between the ECT and her cardiac event, as myocardial ischaemia from ECT typically occurs within minutes to one hour, and her infarction o…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
… paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypoxic encephalopathy following myocardial in…
38y · Male·Combined effects of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with methylamphet…
Anzac Sullivan, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of a cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe underlying cardiac disease (coronary atherosclerosis, cardiomegaly, and po…
75y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity
A 75-year-old man with end-stage cardiac failure and chronic renal failure died from multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity following…
18y · Male·Drug toxicity (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), methylone)
…ion at a music festival. He collapsed 4 hours after consuming three MDMA capsules over one hour, suffered cardiac arrest at the festival medical tent, and was resuscitated for 17 minutes before hospital transfer. Despit…
61y · Male·cardiac tamponade caused by aortic dissection due to hypertension
…ment doctor, Dr H., assessed him as intermediate risk for ischaemic heart disease and admitted him to the cardiac care unit. On 1 November, junior doctors Dr W. and Dr C. identified recurrent chest pain and a new cardia…
80y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to coronary atherosclerosis
…e treating team. MET calls were made with diagnoses of respiratory failure and sepsis, but the underlying cardiac pathology was missed. No change in management occurred despite clear ECG findings. The coroner found that…
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