53 results for “tamponade”
47y · Male·pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm …
Salvatore Accardo, a 47-year-old with previously diagnosed Marfan syndrome, died from pericardial tamponade secondary to ruptured dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm. He presented to Austin Hospital ED on 22 Febr…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
…c fatty liver disease, and obesity. She presented acutely with a leg wound and was found to have cardiac tamponade from pericardial effusion. Despite appropriate acute hospital care at Maroondah and Box Hill, the underl…
74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…
Ian Dunlop, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed a small pericardial effu…
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
…sheath cut through the vessel wall, causing a large laceration. This led to massive bleeding and cardiac tamponade. Despite emergency sternotomy, the patient died from exsanguination approximately 40 minutes after cardi…
48y · Female·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cardiac tamponade as a result of perforation of …
Cheryl Hoggins, aged 48, died on 1 July 2000 from cardiac tamponade following perforation of the right atrium during central venous catheter exchange in ICU. She was recove…
55y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured aortic dissection (Type A) against a backgroun…
… pain relief, requesting only basic follow-up with his GP. Rick died at home 12 hours later from cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection. The coroner found his death was preventable; a CT chest or aortogram that even…
58y · Male·Traumatic pulmonary artery rupture as a result of a motorcycle crash
A 58-year-old man died from traumatic pulmonary artery rupture following a motorcycle crash into a farm gate at low speed (~30km/h). He had a history of neurocardiogenic syncope with recurrent presyncope and palpitations…
71y · Female·aortic dissection (Stanford Type A)
A 71-year-old woman presented to hospital with pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade, successfully treated by pericardiocentesis. The underlying cause was a Stanford Type A aortic dissectio…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
…t pain and ECG changes following the procedure. She died at home 16 hours later from cardiac rupture and tamponade. The coroner found the patient was discharged too soon; had she remained hospitalised, the rupture likel…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
James Maurice Smith, 38-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 va…
20y · Female·Stab wound to the left mid-anterior of the chest in the context of multiple othe…
…ic violence relationship. She sustained a stab wound to the chest perforating her heart, causing cardiac tamponade and death. Critical failures in police response included: failure to apply a domestic violence lens when…
46y · Male·Haemopericardium complicating aortic dissection
A 46-year-old man with untreated hypertension and smoking history presented to the ED with acute chest pain radiating to jaw and back. ECG showed changes initially interpreted as NSTEMI with troponin elevation. A cardiol…
36y · Female·Haemorrhage complicating elective caesarean section (placenta praevia accreta)
…adherent with severe hemorrhage, the initial consultant chose conservative management with Bakri balloon tamponade and initially declined to call for additional senior surgical help. After approximately 10 minutes' dela…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
…elicopter evacuation procedures. Autopsy revealed massive pericardial and pleural effusions with cardiac tamponade. The myocarditis was likely viral infection superimposed on chemotherapy-induced cardiac damage. Medical…
61y · Male·cardiac tamponade caused by aortic dissection due to hypertension
Harry Coxell, a 61-year-old man with hypertension, presented to Blacktown Hospital with severe sudden-onset chest pain on 31 October 2006. The Emergency Department doctor, Dr H., assessed him as intermediate risk for isc…
58y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to ruptured right coronary artery aneurysm
Anthony Mahoney, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability living in a disability residential unit, died from haemopericardium secondary to rupture of a right coronary artery aneurysm. The aneurysm had been identifi…
37y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to aortic dissection
Alexander Costello, 37, presented to Gunnedah Hospital ED with acute onset severe chest pain, back pain, diaphoresis and nausea. Dr G., the sole ED physician, conducted initial assessment including ECG and troponin testi…
49y · Male·haemopericardium secondary to ruptured aortic dissection
Joseph Cardona, 49, died from ruptured aortic dissection with haemopericardium. He presented to the ED twice within 24 hours with severe central chest pain radiating to jaw, neck, and back, associated with hypertension. …
38y · Male·Multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest causing significant internal or…
Scott Matthew Taylor, aged 38, died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest sustained while police attempted to detain him on 14 January 2012. Police attended his residence to interview him regarding rape allegation…
40y · Male·haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
A 40-year-old man presented to the Northern Hospital ED with acute chest pain radiating to his throat, diaphoresis, and left hand tingling. Initial assessment by a junior doctor appropriately excluded cardiac ischaemia a…
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