32 results for “post-operative acute kidney injury”
21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…
…ep apnoea, underwent elective laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery performed by Dr F.. He died on day 7 post-operatively from multi-organ failure due to sepsis of mixed respiratory and intra-abdominal origin. Critical iss…
75y · Female·multiple organ failure due to severe anaemia secondary to blood loss post electi…
…fering understandings were not identified before surgery or during the timeout procedure. When massive post-operative bleeding occurred, the patient ultimately refused transfusion and died. Clinicians should ensure all t…
76y · Male·multiple organ failure due to large volume aspiration of gastric contents during…
…opy on 15 August 2015. He had undergone colorectal surgery on 30 July with complications including splenic injury. Post-operatively, he developed progressive renal failure, which was misdiagnosed as fluid overload and la…
61y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak at gastrectomy site; pathological obesity as…
…te for her failed previous lap band surgeries. The peritoneal leak was likely contained for three days post-operatively before bursting on day three, causing sudden cardiac arrest and fatal hypoxic brain injury. Clinical…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
…ardic during the posterior approach but surgery continued without re-exploration of the anterior site. Post-operative imaging failed to identify the bleeding source, though autopsy revealed significant haemorrhage. Exper…
67y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery follo…
A 67-year-old man died from intracranial haemorrhage following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. He had suffered a right coronary artery dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention at Sunshine Hospital and w…
74y · Female·empyema/sepsis complicating oesophageal perforation following a complicated elec…
Mrs Russell, a 74-year-old woman with diabetes, obesity, COPD and coronary disease, underwent elective hernia repair in November 2016 at a regional hospital. An unexpected colon tumour was removed during surgery. She sub…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
…t definitive diagnosis or treatment. Critical failures included: failure to adequately triage and admit an acutely unwell patient; delay in operating until bowel perforation occurred; inadequate post-operative monitorin…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriate care was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vo…
71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…
…gularly with imaging when signs persist; involve senior review and multidisciplinary input for complex post-operative cases; document clinical observations thoroughly.
46y · Male·sepsis following haemorrhoidectomy
…tory clues of early sepsis—raised creatinine and urea, elevated heart rate and low blood pressure in a post-operative patient—were present by 1:35 pm. By 3:00 pm, when he met MET call criteria, appropriate escalation to …
93y · Male·Complications following colectomy for Clostridium difficile pancolitis in the se…
…ifficile infection was not considered or investigated during several days of progressive symptoms. When he acutely deteriorated with sepsis, he was transferred back to the tertiary hospital where C. difficile pancolitis…
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