87 results for “severe abdominal pain”
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
…year-old male, died from haemopericardium due to aortic dissection. He presented to ED on 9 June 2015 with severe back and abdominal pain, elevated lactate, and neurological symptoms suggesting vascular pathology. Junior…
70y · Female·Perforated diverticulitis
…g in a Specialist Disability Accommodation presented to hospital with constipation, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. After initial ED assessment and discharge with constipation management, her symptoms worsened and …
58y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating sigmoid volvulus, in a man with multiple scler…
…ultiple sclerosis and recurrent sigmoid volvulus, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 25 January 2023 with abdominal pain and distension. He underwent rectal tube insertion via sigmoidoscopy on 26 January with initial imp…
72y · Male·acute gangrene of colon with probable perforation along with bowel obstruction a…
…iabetes and cardiac disease, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Christmas Day 2002 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Over two days, his condition deteriorated but ischaemic bowel disease was not diagnos…
90y · Male·bowel obstruction leading to acute renal failure, sepsis and respiratory failure
…spitalisation for cardiac and respiratory issues. He presented to hospital with coffee-ground vomiting and severe abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed critical illness with haemodynamic instability, hypoxia, per…
63y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
… on 28 May 2004 and was transported to Merredin District Hospital at 9:10am with a presenting complaint of severe abdominal pain (9/10) radiating to his back, dizziness, and sweating. He had a blood pressure of 80/50 by …
50y · Male·multi-organ failure due to pancreatitis and generalised varicella zoster virus i…
…la zoster virus infection. He was admitted to hospital for a routine bone marrow biopsy but presented with severe abdominal pain. Despite endoscopy, varicella with pancreatic involvement was not immediately identified. H…
45y · Male·Intra Abdominal Haemorrhage Associated with Metastatic Carcinoma of the Oesophag…
Reginald Brian O'Neill, a 45-year-old sentenced prisoner at Karnet Prison Farm, died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage associated with metastatic oesophageal carcinoma on 6 December 2003. In late November 2003, …
16y · Female·acute abdominal obstruction secondary to adhesions associated with severe pelvic…
A 16-year-old Aboriginal girl died on Christmas Day 2016 from acute abdominal obstruction secondary to severe pelvic inflammatory disease caused by untreated gonorrhoea. Miss T prese…
Male·Faecal peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum
Michael Sutherland presented to Bega Hospital Emergency Department on 2 March 2006 with severe abdominal pain from diverticulitis with bowel perforation. Dr B., the attending Career Medical Officer, fo…
67y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…som, 67, underwent elective fundoplication for hiatus hernia and reflux on 21 September 2010. He developed severe right-sided abdominal pain post-operatively. A laparoscopy on 8 October misinterpreted findings and missed…
70y · Female·Severe dehydration and renal complications secondary to intestinal obstruction d…
…uction that was only recognized as she deteriorated fatally on day 4. Had ambulance notes been reviewed, abdominal imaging obtained, and the hernia history integrated into the differential diagnosis, the obstruction cou…
8y · Male·ischaemic bowel due to strangulated small bowel obstruction secondary to congeni…
…d small bowel obstruction from a rare congenital band adhesion. He presented to a regional hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting after ingesting cotton material. Despite initial appropriate assessment, clinical dete…
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 68-year-old woman presented to St Vincent's Hospital emergency department with upper abdominal and left-sided chest pain following a stationary bicycle fall. Clinicians attributed her symptoms to cod…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
…ntence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused hospital transfer despite clinical concerns. He was given mo…
57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…
… conditions died from aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity. She had severe chronic pain following abdominal surgeries, opioid addiction managed with methadone, depression, and multi…
56y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis
… with right upper quadrant discomfort. The GP did not consider a cardiac source, attributing symptoms to abdominal pathology. The patient died suddenly the following day from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to severe tri…
89y · Male·combination of biochemical consequences of colonic pseudo-obstruction and faecal…
…egimens were inadequate. When he deteriorated acutely with bowel obstruction symptoms, CT imaging revealed severe impaction with stercoral colitis and perforation risk. The coroner found missed opportunities for escalati…
71y · Male·Invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma)
A 71-year-old male prisoner presented with lower abdominal pain and was found to have invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma). Diagnosis occurred within 12 …
36y · Male·perforated duodenal ulcer
…son, a 36-year-old First Nations man, presented to Dubbo Base Hospital on 14 August 2021 with sudden onset severe abdominal pain and a reported sensation of something popping in his abdomen. He had two perforated duodena…
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