34 results for “massive transfusion”
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
…had dropped from 142 to 118 over three months, prompting specialist referral. On 2 September, he suffered massive variceal bleeding while imprisoned, with approximately 1.5 litres blood loss. The coroner found no defici…
21y · Male·Closed head injury and retroperitoneal and pelvic haematoma due to fractured pel…
A 21-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding into the pelvis and retroperitoneum following a motor vehicle collision with a stobie p…
66y · Male·Multi-system failure and ischaemic gut after left nephrectomy complicated by mas…
…died from multi-system failure and ischaemic bowel following laparoscopic left nephrectomy complicated by massive haemorrhage and vascular injury. During surgery for renal carcinoma, the surgeon attempted to control ble…
62y · Male·Acute Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in association with Acute on Chronic Peptic U…
…mantle Hospital ED on 12 April 2006 with a gastrointestinal bleed after fainting. He was diagnosed with a massive bleed causing hypovolaemic shock and stabilized with fluid resuscitation. However, due to difficulty dete…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…terial, aspiration, and acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Resuscitation was deemed inappropriate given his massive aspiration and poor prognosis. The coroner found death arose from natural causes and that supervision, tr…
16y · Male·Internal haemorrhage due to closed chest and abdominal injuries sustained in mot…
…uck by the police vehicle during a pursuit in darkness across bushland. Post-mortem examination confirmed massive internal injuries. The coroner found the collision unavoidable given the darkness and terrain, and commen…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
…on while managing multiple cardiac problems including anaemia and poor oral intake. He died suddenly from massive haemorrhage secondary to rupture of his thoracic aorta into the adjacent lung (pulmonary aortic fistula).…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
…ed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged asphyxia during difficult delivery, and massive subgaleal haemorrhage from unsuccessful vacuum extraction. Clinical failures included: inadequate determi…
52y · Male·Left chest cavity and abdominal cavity haemorrhage due to multiple rib fractures…
A 52-year-old man died from massive internal bleeding (left chest and abdominal cavity haemorrhage) following a motorcycle accident with mult…
34y · Female·Catastrophic post-partum haemorrhage following caesarean delivery, secondary to …
…an elective caesarean delivery. Placenta accreta was discovered intraoperatively and managed with blood transfusion, uterotonic agents, and a Bakri balloon. Dr L. administered prostaglandin F2α at an excessive dose (3mg…
70y · Female·Tiger snake envenomation
…arding whether higher antivenom doses (more than one vial) might benefit cases with severe envenoming and massive venom loads, and recommends this case and another similar death be published to inform clinical practice.
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
A 50-year-old man died from tracheostomy site haemorrhage 36 days after laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal cancer. He lived alone post-discharge with a MePACS personal alarm system and home nursing visits. When bleedin…
12y · Male·Cardiac haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of congenital aortic stenosis (su…
Joshua Statis, a 12-year-old with complex congenital aortic stenosis, died 18 days after a redo Konno procedure and aortic valve replacement when a CardioCel patch to the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ruptured, …
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
Caroline Lovell, 36, died from postpartum haemorrhage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but these were not properly investigated b…
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