47 results for “fractured femur”
90y · Male·pneumonia complicating fractured right neck of femur (operated) on a background …
…He was placed on a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to delirium and agitation. He underwent femur repair surgery on day 2 of admission. Hospital-acquired pneumonia developed, treated with intravenous anti…
88y · Female·pneumonia and morphine toxicity in an elderly lady with a recent left leg and le…
…ld woman, suffered an unwitnessed fall at a residential aged care facility on 4 May 2008 and sustained a fractured left neck of femur, displaced fracture of the left humerus, and pneumonia. She was transferred to Albany…
84y · Male·acute aspiration complicating periprosthetic fractured right femur (operated) on…
Bryan Roocroft, 84 years old with severe dementia, suffered a periprosthetic right femur fracture after two falls at aged care on 24 December 2020 while on oxazepam. He underwent surgical repair …
90y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage
…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 mobility so s…
96y · Female·complications following a fractured distal right femur
A 96-year-old woman died from complications of a hip fracture sustained when pushed by a fellow resident with severe dementia at an aged care facility. The resident pressed the call bell for help, but the system was non-…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…t the aged care facility or hospital. The case highlights the high mortality risk in elderly patients with femur fractures (25% at 30 days, 50% at one year) and the complex medical management required. The surgeon noted…
88y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to fractured right femur due to a fall
Cynthia Thoresen, 88-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis, fell at home and sustained a fractured femur approximately three weeks before admission. Her daughter, the registered carer, failed to seek med…
89y · Female·pneumonia and acute renal failure following a fractured right femur due to a fal…
…valina Bugg, aged 89, died from pneumonia and acute renal failure following a spiral fracture of her right femur sustained during a fall from a stand-up lifter on 17 December 2015. A mobility assessment in October 2015 …
93y · Male·Alzheimer's dementia (as recorded on MCCD); however, the death resulted from a f…
…nald Slatter, aged 93, died at Mersey Community Hospital on 22 July 2022, three weeks after sustaining a fractured neck of right femur from a fall on 1 July 2022. While the coroner found no issues with his clinical care…
92y · Female·Complications of a fractured left femur (operated), sustained in a fall
Dorothy Lorraine Boyle, aged 92, died from complications of a left femoral fracture sustained in a fall at an aged care facility. She fell while attempting to push out a wandering dementia-affected resident who had enter…
70y · Male·hypovolaemic shock due to the consequences of fractured femur
…h intellectual disability and osteoporosis in a group home, fell on 19 January 2018 and sustained a spiral femur fracture with internal bleeding. Care workers failed to seek medical assessment after the fall, instead co…
0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father
…d history of violence toward young children in New South Wales, which was readily available. When a broken femur was discovered in August 2011, the investigation was compromised by inadequate radiological consultation a…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating fracture of the neck of the right femur sustained in a fa…
… chronic conditions including dementia, ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, and hypertension sustained a fractured right femoral neck from a fall at an aged care facility. He underwent surgical repair but developed pneu…
76y · Female·Complications of head and neck injuries sustained in a fall
Mrs Ena Vickers, 76, with dementia and Parkinson's disease, suffered an unwitnessed fall at Embracia nursing home on 30 July 2012, sustaining head and neck injuries including acute subdural haematoma. The initial assessm…
82y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis
An 82-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spastic tetraplegia and blindness died of aspiration pneumonitis at North West Regional Hospital. She had been deteriorating since a February 2021 palliative care revie…
99y · Female·pneumonia due to a fractured right neck of femur (hip) sustained in a fall
A 99-year-old woman with advanced dementia resident in aged care fell and sustained a right femoral neck fracture. Despite being assessed as high falls risk with multiple prevention measures in place, she was not wearing…
77y · Male·multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction
A 77-year-old man admitted to a nursing home after hip replacement surgery for a fractured neck of femur died from multi-organ failure secondary to myocardial infarction. He had multiple comorbid…
86y · Male·Multisystem failure complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision…
An 86-year-old man with cardiac history died from multisystem failure following a pedestrian motor vehicle collision. He was struck by a prime mover while crossing against traffic, sustaining a broken leg, pelvis fractur…
Female·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia
Ivy Pearl Ghobrial died from bilateral acute bronchopneumonia at a nursing home in September 2001, following a hypoxic brain injury sustained from a hanging attempt in March 2000. The coroner found the death resulted ine…
84y · Female·Multisystem organ failure related to complications from a fall resulting in hip …
…ine Aged Persons Mental Health Unit on 15 August 2017 during a manic relapse. On 25 August, she fell and fractured her right femur while ambulating with a frame in the low-stimulus area despite being assessed as high fa…
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