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204 results for pulmonary embolism

VIChome2015-07-20

Finding into death of Hazel Angela Bampton

67y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in the setting of con…

…ome after physiotherapy and occupational assessment. She died suddenly on 28 December 2011 from a saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. The coroner found that while clinical management and discharg…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
TAShospital2019-09-30

Coroner's Finding: Frith, Aaron Douglas

36y · Male·pulmonary embolism due to right deep vein thrombosis following repair of rupture…

…and was discharged on aspirin prophylaxis. He developed a right deep vein thrombosis leading to a saddle pulmonary embolism, collapsing on 18 September and dying on 20 September 2018 in ICU. The coroner found that given…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicinediagnosticsystemaspirin
TAShospital2022-09-27

Coroner's Finding: Borton Jessica Rose-Aida

43y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to pulmonary thromboembolism (right calf deep vein thro…

A 43-year-old woman died of pulmonary embolism following Achilles tendon rupture. She fell in a car park on 4 October 2021, sustaining a right…

orthopaedic surgeryemergency medicinediagnosticsystem
VIChospital2020-11-25

Finding into death of Eoghan Jerome Arnold

42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…

A 42-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor vehicle accident and underwent external fixation. He…

orthopaedic surgeryanaesthesiasystemenoxaparin
TAShospital2016-08-26

Coroner's Finding: Brook, Jason Mark

45y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg

A 45-year-old man died of massive pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis, 15 days after a motorcycle injury in Thailand requiring surg…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral surgerymedicationcommunicationenoxaparin
VIChome2026-01-13

Finding into death of Filippo Pignataro

52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism

A 52-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary thromboembolism at home. He developed respiratory symptoms on 24 March, was managed in primary care with…

general practiceemergency medicineamoxicillin
QLD2018-03-27

Brown, Stephen Ross

54y · Male·Pulmonary embolus

Stephen Ross Brown, a 54-year-old truck driver, died from pulmonary embolism following a heavy vehicle crash on 27 August 2014. His Goldmix Stock Feeds truck suffered catas…

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
TAShospital2020-08-11

Coroner's Finding: Howard, Noeline Dawn

76y · Female·pulmonary embolism due to carcinomatosis

…ospital with shortness of breath and was initially diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and later pulmonary oedema. Both diagnoses were incorrect. She had widespread cancer (carcinomatosis) with multiple pulmonar…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicinediagnosticdelayintravenous fluids
WA

Inquest into the Death of Jarrod Arthur HAMPTON

22y · Male·drowning secondary to incapacitation from air embolism

…ed and experienced pearl shell drift diver with over 600 logged dives died from drowning secondary to air embolism and cerebral arterial gas embolism while diving for Paspaley Pearling Company off Broome, Western Austral…

diving medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemdelay
SAhospital2019-06-12

Coroner's Finding: HARRAP Jean

82y · Female·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis

Jean Harrap, 82, died from bilateral pulmonary embolism secondary to left calf deep vein thrombosis while detained under a Mental Health Act Inpatient …

psychiatryemergency medicineparoxetine
TAShome2022-05-19

Coroner's Finding: Dillon, Kelly John

58y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli complicating deep venous thrombosis

Kelly John Dillon, a 58-year-old disability support worker, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. Three days before death, he sustained a leg injury …

general practiceemergency medicine
QLD2005-10-12

Dell, Maren Lyndsey

23y · Female·Pulmonary barotrauma due to or as a consequence of a scuba diving accident

Maren Lyndsey Dell, 23, died during a resort dive at Agincourt Reef from pulmonary barotrauma caused by rapid ascent from 9 metres. She panicked when unable to clear water from her mask a…

emergency medicineoccupational and environmental healthsystemdelayepinephrine
WAhospital2015-01-15

Inquest into the Death of Petra ZELE

28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…

Petra Zele, a 28-year-old woman, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism superimposed on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She presented to Fremantle Hospi…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticcommunicationyasmin
SAhospital2020-06-18

Coroner's Finding: BOES Johannes Josephus

92y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolic disease on a background of infective exacerbation of ch…

A 92-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular dementia, and heart disease died from pulmonary thromboembolism complicated by respira…

respiratory medicineemergency medicinehaloperidol
SAhospital2003-03-14

Coroner's Finding: MOUSTAKOS Erini

53y · Female·infarction of the transverse colon due to mesenteric/retroperitoneal haemorrhage…

…ion therapy. She was admitted to hospital with delirium; an organic cause (UTI) was found and treated. A pulmonary embolism was diagnosed and anticoagulation commenced. She developed abdominal pain and imaging suggested…

psychiatrygeneral medicinewarfarin
TAShospital2024-10-14

Coroner's Finding: Johnson. Daniel Brian

47y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis caused by multiple injurie…

… legs and internal injuries. However, on 26 February 2023, he suffered a cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis—a well-recognized complication of multiple trauma causing hae…

trauma surgeryintensive care
WAhospital2016-10-24

Inquest into the Death of David WAYMOUTH

47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…

…ture. He underwent successful total hip replacement but developed post-operative complications including pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, bowel obstruction, and severe constipation. He was readmitted to hospital eight hou…

orthopaedic surgerygeneral surgerymethadone
WAcommunity2002-06

Inquest into the Death of David Stanley William Poole

40y · Male·Complications following fracture of the pelvis

… Royal Perth Hospital. While awaiting orthopaedic surgery, he developed deep vein thrombosis, leading to pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest. Despite emergency pulmonary embolectomy, he suffered severe hypoxic brain d…

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerysystemdelaymorphine
VIChospital2014-06-20

Finding into death of Rosalie Anne King

29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury

…monia and died seven months later. The coroner found no clear consensus on the respiratory arrest cause (pulmonary embolism, fat embolism, or aspiration all considered but not confirmed), and determined that medical man…

trauma surgeryintensive care
SAaged care2016-08-01

Coroner's Finding: BOEHM Valma Mona

92y · Female·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism with contributing right temple lobe haemorrh…

Valma Mona Boehm, aged 92, died from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism with contributing right temporal lobe haemorrhage due to cerebrovascular amyloidosis at …

geriatric medicineemergency medicine

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