208 results for “haematoma”
80y · Male·Subdural haematoma from closed head injury sustained in a fall at his residence
James Robert Atkinson, aged 80, died from subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at his home in Tasmania on 11 July 2014, four days after sustaining another head inj…
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
…nt with dementia at a nursing home. He sustained extensive head injury including subdural and extradural haematoma and C2 vertebral fracture. Despite conservative management due to unfitness for surgery, he developed br…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
…st. Autopsy revealed coronary atherosclerosis as primary cause with contributing anterior abdominal wall haematoma related to anticoagulant therapy. All independent expert review confirmed anticoagulant dosing and medic…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
…se to his right temple. He was transferred to hospital where imaging revealed a large bilateral subdural haematoma. Despite neurosurgical consultation advising high operative risk, his advance directive precluded resusc…
91y · Female·dementia complicated by subdural haemorrhage
…ral haemorrhage. She sustained a fall at an aged care facility in July 2021, resulting in a 6mm subdural haematoma. Neurosurgery declined intervention as unsuitable for 'heroic' measures given her advanced dementia. A r…
76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)
…g this struggle he fell backwards down two steps, striking his head on concrete. He sustained a subdural haematoma and other head fractures requiring neurosurgery. Despite initial treatment, he developed complications i…
88y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating vascular dementia and metastatic prostate canc…
…eveloped complications including dehydration, fluid overload, respiratory distress, and a small subdural haematoma (discovered on day 11, possibly from an unwitnessed fall). He was transitioned to end-of-life care on da…
79y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…uries (2000 and 2013), with the latter requiring emergency neurosurgery for skull fractures and subdural haematoma. Post-injury he developed dementia and dysphagia, requiring soft diet and thin fluids due to weak swallo…
88y · Male·acute traumatic left cerebral convexity subdural haematoma
…imaging was performed. Two days later he collapsed with seizures and was found to have an acute subdural haematoma. The coroner found that ED care was appropriate—brain imaging was not indicated based on his presentatio…
95y · Female·acute left subdural haematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy for deep vein t…
…ting a Mental Health Act order for delirium management. She subsequently suffered an acute left subdural haematoma, likely related to anticoagulation in the context of an unwitnessed fall or head trauma. The coroner fou…
87y · Male·Complications of acute subdural haematoma
An 87-year-old prisoner died from complications of acute subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at Kirkconnell Correctional Centre. He fell while walking in the common area and str…
29y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
A 29-year-old man died from acute subdural haematoma following blunt head trauma. He was arrested for public drunkenness after a fight with a friend and lodg…
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
…roke related to COVID-19 infection. He was transferred to hospital where imaging revealed acute subdural haematoma and DVT. An IVC filter was inserted to manage the DVT without anticoagulation (contraindicated by intrac…
21y · Male·cerebral edema, cerebral infarcts and pneumonia; subdural haematoma
… CNS depression. He had fallen backwards at the doorway, striking his head on concrete, causing subdural haematoma, cerebral oedema, and infarcts. Emergency neurosurgery was performed but he subsequently developed pneum…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
…cture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a paraspinal haematoma. Conservative management with mobilisation by an occupational therapist caused ligament disruption and s…
27y · Male·Head injury
…rred to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he died five days later from traumatic brain injury with subdural haematoma. Medical review identified that an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor migrated during treatment, potent…
89y · Female·head injury
…tage was unavailable as the facility only retained recordings for 7 days. She sustained a right subdural haematoma, temporal lobe contusion, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. She was deemed unsuitable for neurosurgery due t…
60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma
…after exiting a moving vehicle during a police pursuit. He sustained a severe right-sided acute subdural haematoma, cerebral contusions and skull fractures requiring emergency neurosurgery. Post-operative complications …
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
… was not admitted initially. When admitted on 7 February, she had a urinary tract infection and infected haematoma requiring transfusions. Deterioration on 8 February led to ICU admission, but after discussion with fami…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
…toilet on 23 November 2018, striking her head on a sink and floor. She sustained a catastrophic subdural haematoma and died 11 days later. The coroner found the care provided was adequate and appropriate, with fall risk…
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