63 results for “hip fracture surgery”
73y · Female·fractured neck of femur (operated) on a background of Alzheimer's dementia
Linda Eileen Saberton, aged 73, died from complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall at her aged care facility, on a background of advanced Alzheimer's dem…
87y · Male·infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease
An 87-year-old man with a long smoking history and no prior diagnosis of lung disease suffered a hip fracture requiring surgery. Postoperatively, he developed delirium and hypoxia. Two Inpatient Treatment Ord…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…t, aged 80, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and COPD following a hip fracture. He fell on 12 June 2020, underwent left hip hemiarthroplasty at Flinders Medical Centre, and was …
62y · Male·Septic arthritis complicating left knee joint prosthesis in the setting of statu…
…onable given he was already on antibiotics with negative blood cultures. The team also failed to diagnose a hip fracture after he fell from his bed. Intellectual disability and delirium complicated assessment, but the c…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility in De…
87y · Male·Complications of subdural haematoma and fractured hip following a traumatic inci…
Mr Mehmet Hasan, 87, died from complications of subdural haematoma and fractured hip following an alleged traumatic incident involving staff at Lorikeet Lodge Aged Care on 12 June 2010.…
86y · Female·Sepsis complicating sacral decubitus ulceration in the setting of recent surgica…
…an with multiple comorbidities, was discharged from hospital to a supported residential service (SRS) after hip fracture surgery. She required two-person assistance for mobility and was immobile. A sacral pressure injur…
83y · Female·Complications following fracture and surgical repair of the left hip in an elder…
Nola Inez Daniel, 83, died from complications following a hip fracture and subsequent surgery at Bunbury Regional Hospital on 7 January 2010. She sustained a fractured l…
94y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to stroke following surgery to repair fracture of neck …
A 94-year-old man with dementia died from aspiration pneumonia following a stroke after hip surgery. The stroke and hip fracture resulted from being pushed by another resident with Alzheimer's dement…
51y · Male·Complications of chronic ethanol use
EH was a 51-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, and recent hip fracture complications who died at home on 1 November 2022 whilst waiting for an ambulance. He had self-dis…
85y · Male·Probable pneumonia following a hip fracture (comminuted fracture of right acetab…
…fusion, and suicidal ideation. While at RFC, he fell from bed on 7 July, sustaining a comminuted acetabular hip fracture. He was transferred to hospital for orthopaedic assessment but underwent palliative care given his…
85y · Female·general inanition on a background of vascular dementia and a recent right neck o…
…th vascular dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and atrial fibrillation sustained a right neck of femur fracture from a fall at her aged care facility on 5 August 2020, despite being on a sensor mat, ultra-low bed with…
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 resi…
84y · Female·Multisystem organ failure related to complications from a fall resulting in hip …
…hine 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…
86y · Female·Hypostatic pneumonia due to the consequences of a right pubic rami fracture and …
…uffered an unwitnessed fall at her aged care facility. Initial assessment failed to identify pubic rami and hip fractures. Post-fall documentation was insufficient, delaying proper clinical assessment. Pain management w…
74y · Female·Post-operative exacerbation of delirium and terminal functional deterioration du…
…ed urinary tract infection. She fell from an Emergency Department trolley bed, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. Post-operatively, she developed diabetic ketoacidosis and influenza A, requiring ICU a…
92y · Male·Consequences of accidental fall at RACF: post-operative delirium, left femoral i…
A 92-year-old man resident in an aged care facility sustained an unwitnessed fall resulting in left hip fracture, requiring surgical fixation. He developed post-operative delirium and died 8 days later. The coro…
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 tra…
98y · Male·comminuted pertrochanteric fracture of left hip sustained in mechanical fall
…ear-old man with osteoporosis, dementia, and ischaemic heart disease sustained a comminuted pertrochanteric hip fracture in a fall at his residential aged care facility on 24 July 2023, dying four days later. He had exp…
84y · Male·respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ronald Geoffrey Weeks, aged 84, died of respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at James Nash House psychiatric facility. He was serving an 8-year sentence fo…
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