49 results for “chronic pulmonary embolism”
56y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep vein thrombosis
A 56-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to his GP on 20 January 2017 with persis…
85y · Female·Pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis, precipitated by minor fall
An 85-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a minor fall. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospi…
89y · Female·Multiple organ failure with cachexia on a background of chronic lower limb ulcer…
An 89-year-old woman with chronic venous leg ulcers complicated by squamous cell carcinoma died of multiple organ failure in a nursing home…
50y · Female·respiratory arrest on a background of left lower lobe pneumonia in a person with…
…a Theresa Hynes, a 50-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability, and primary pulmonary hypertension, died from respiratory arrest due to left lower lobe pneumonia while detained under mental …
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
…piratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately suspected both pneumonia and pulmonary embolism (PE), requesting urgent CTPA. At Townsville Hospital's ICU, clinicians anchored on pneumonia as…
72y · Female·multiple bilateral pulmonary infarcts caused by multiple pulmonary thromboemboli…
Mrs Harper, aged 72, with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presented with superficial thrombophlebitis of her right leg in March 2015. She was…
86y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis, secondary …
Barbara Deal, 86, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis 17 days after lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Critical failures…
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
A 93-year-old man with dementia, heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at an aged care faci…
80y · Female·Gas embolism complicating surgical repair of an atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm …
…system under pressure, likely when the delivery system was inadvertently disturbed. This caused fatal gas embolism. The coroner found the surgery decision appropriate given the patient's high rupture risk, but identified…
63y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung (small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with poorl…
A 63-year-old male prisoner died from metastatic small cell lung cancer with adenocarcinoma features. Cancer was incidentally discovered during investigation of a deep vein thrombosis in October 2018, leading to one mont…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…ubation. She deteriorated and died 4 days later. Clinical lessons include: recognition that patients with chronic illnesses and substance abuse require integrated care approaches; documentation of capacity assessments w…
58y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to ruptured right coronary artery aneurysm
Anthony Mahoney, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a disability residential unit, died from haemopericardium secondary to rupture of a right coronary artery aneurysm. The aneurysm had been identifi…
51y · Male·congestive cardiac failure in association with ischaemic and hypertensive heart …
Tom Foski, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died from congestive cardiac failure associated with ischaemic and hypertensive heart dise…
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
…died from ARDS. The coroner found sedation from multiple CNS depressants combined with his comorbidities (chronic obstructive airways disease, morbid obesity, undiagnosed coronary artery disease) likely triggered collap…
67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism arising from deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
Kathleen Mary Savage, a 67-year-old woman with profound intellectual disability, died from pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis following a 13-day hospital admission for constipation and seps…
43y · Male·Bilateral pulmonary thrombo-emboli; contributory factors included obesity, coron…
Paul Harris, a 43-year-old Aboriginal man, died from bilateral pulmonary emboli while hospitalized at Hay District Hospital. He presented in September 2019 with pneumonia and Q …
56y · Male·Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
Phillip John Wust, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died from hepatocellular carcinoma. Serial imaging from 2018-2019 showed cirrh…
73y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung with palliation
…the importance of formalising diagnoses and implementing systematic follow-up protocols, particularly for chronic respiratory disease in at-risk populations, even when immediate severity is not apparent. The coroner not…
64y · Male·Large pulmonary embolus (origin undetermined)
Paul Brauer, 64, died of pulmonary embolus at Leeton District Hospital following a complex admission involving psychiatric depression, atri…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
Shane Anthony May, a 61-year-old prisoner, died of multiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive respiratory…
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