131 results for “kidney surgery”
73y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of sepsis due to or as a conse…
73-year-old woman died 12 days after elective colorectal surgery for synchronous caecal and rectal tumours. Post-operatively, she developed persistent low urine output an…
70y · Male·uraemic encephalopathy
David John Porthouse, a 70-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiac disease, fell at home in February 2020 causing a neck of femur fracture. He…
71y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash
…ted by pre-existing serious medical conditions including cardiac disease, peripheral vascular disease, and kidney failure. He subsequently developed COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure, which carried a poor progno…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
A 2-year-old boy with Cockayne syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poo…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…anding cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with cholecystitis, acute kidney injury, and multi-organ failure. The coroner found he received appropriate standard healthcare equivalent …
64y · Male·Ischaemic bowel and spleen infarction secondary to occlusion of splenic artery a…
…noma. The surgeon misidentified major blood vessels in the setting of extensive fibrotic tissue around the kidney. Although the surgeon converted to open surgery, he placed clips on wrong vessels in both approaches. Post…
42y · Female·multiorgan failure complicating hyperthermia and metabolic acidosis following su…
…iltration, ethanol infusion, and treatment of complications (oesophageal perforation, mediastinitis, acute kidney injury, septic shock), she developed cerebral oedema with herniation and died on 15 May 2019. The coroner …
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
…nal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confirmed by CT scan. Surgery was performed with curative intent in December 2006, with histology confirming high-grade malignancy with…
85y · Female·Staphylococcus bacteremia complicating multiple injuries sustained in a motor ve…
…erwent washouts, and subsequently developed septic shock from Staphylococcus bacteremia secondary to acute kidney injury, dying on 28 August 2018. Clinical lessons include vigilance for post-operative wound complications…
82y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy resulting from coronary atherosclerosis (with previous …
An 82-year-old man with longstanding cardiac disease and renal failure died in custody from acute heart failure. He had been imprisoned for 3 years with well-documented cardiac history requiring 42 hospital transfers. In…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
…was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vomiting and abdominal pain, which led to emergency surgery revealing a rare small bowel volvulus requiring total bowel resection. Expert evidence established that t…
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
…urne and was struck. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with multiple pelvic fractures and developed acute kidney injury with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis. Despite pain and delirium, no acute s…
90y · Male·Sepsis secondary to wound infection/dehiscence and bilateral parotid gland infec…
…ber while still infected. He deteriorated at the nursing home and was re-admitted with septic shock, acute kidney injury, and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, dying 6 days later. The coroner found the wound management '…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
A 52-year-old man with longstanding refusal of medical care presented with severe cellulitis, sepsis, and previously undiagnosed heart failure secondary to sleep apnoea. He lacked capacity to consent to treatment due to …
29y · Female·Hypoxic Encephalopathy consequent upon Cardiorespiratory Arrest arising from eit…
Helen Grainger, 29, with polycystic kidney disease and asthma, underwent pregnancy termination at Lambton Road Day Surgery in April 2007. She develop…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…nation of his severe underlying cardiac and pulmonary disease, the unavoidable complications of emergency surgery, and the patient's autonomous decision to cease life-sustaining dialysis.
71y · Male·cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia due to acute on chronic renal failure, with r…
…f bowel cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic renal failure, underwent elective ileostomy reversal surgery. He died from cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis two days post-operatively. Expert…
78y · Male·multi-organ failure complicating neck of femur fracture (operated) on a backgrou…
A 78-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (heart failure, renal disease, COPD) suffered a neck of femur fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. Post-operatively he deteriorated with acute renal fa…
67y · Male·acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating peptic ulcer of the duodenum wit…
…iverticulitis. Key clinical lessons: (1) Early persistent elevation of C-reactive protein post-colorectal surgery is a recognized marker of anastomotic leak—a 5-day diagnostic delay occurred despite these indicators; (2…
3y · Male·thrombotic microangiopathy
A 3-year-old child died from thrombotic microangiopathy (haemolytic uraemic syndrome) secondary to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection, likely acquired from consumption of unpasteurised milk. Early presentation to GP…
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