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26 results for femur fracture repair surgery

TASaged care2024-10-22

Coroner's Finding: Whish-Wilson, Leslie Bruce

76y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia, age-related frailty, consequences of left neck of f…

…Whish-Wilson, 76, sustained a fall in his aged care room in January 2024, leading to a right femoral neck fracture requiring surgical repair. Post-operatively, he developed hospital-acquired pneumonia complicated by deli…

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VIChospital2019-05-17

Finding into death of Mabel Grace Ellen Pritchard

90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…

A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferre…

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WAhospital2013-11-12

Inquest into the Death of Ford, Valma May Ruth

77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…

…dities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19 Nov 2009). Key clinical lessons: (1) Admission urina…

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WAhospital2005-05-16

Inquest into the Death of Sweet

90y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage

…ear-old woman with mild dementia, was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in April 2002 for surgical repair of a fractured femur. She was rehabilitating on Ward G51 (orthopaedics) with a goal to regain independent …

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VIChospital2021-04-14

Finding into death of Mark James O'Brien

56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…

…, a 56-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, sustained multiple seizure-related bilateral femoral fractures. A subtle posterior cortical fracture to his left femur, sustained during a seizure on 15 June 2019, was…

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WAhospital2020-04-02

Inquest into the Death of Valerie KELLY

67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …

Valerie Kelly, a 67-year-old woman with cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and multiple comorbidities, died at Royal Perth Hospital from bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's P…

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