38 results for “warfarin anticoagulation therapy”
85y · Female·Complications of subdural haematoma (evacuated), secondary to fall, contributed …
… complications of a subdural haematoma following a fall at a supported residential service (SRS) while on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. She fell on 30 September 2007, striking her head. Personal care attendants (PCAs…
69y · Male·Head injury post-collapse secondary to ventricular tachycardia due to ischaemic …
Mr Peysack, a 69-year-old with complex cardiac disease on Warfarin, collapsed at work with witnessed loss of consciousness and occipital laceration. Despite meeting criteri…
86y · Male·head injury (acute intracerebral haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage)
…higher risk stratification, ensure early senior review after in-hospital falls in elderly patients on anticoagulation, and implement appropriate supervision protocols for high-risk patients.
91y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, subarachnoid and parenchymal) complicating r…
…tiple comorbidities including metastatic prostate cancer, metallic aortic valve replacement requiring anticoagulation, and pacemaker. He suffered two significant falls within two days while in respite care, the second c…
81y · Female·hypovolaemic shock following bleeding from the site of a femoral angiogram
…moral angiogram puncture site. She was admitted for ischaemic leg and underwent unsuccessful thrombolytic therapy. Subsequently commenced on Heparin anticoagulation but therapeutic range took 38 hours to achieve, exposi…
38y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism
…tectomy and splenectomy) and subsequent emergency laparotomy for septic pancreatic leak, coordinating anticoagulation with heparin and warfarin. Key issues identified: failure to obtain Bunbury's diagnostic reports and …
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
Jeffrey Brown, a 72-year-old with recent cardiac surgery (CABG), died from haemopericardium due to anticoagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboembolism. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous pericarditis (a k…
73y · Male·Acute intracranial haemorrhage, due to or as a consequence of coagulopathy, due …
…y emboli post-operatively after total knee replacement and was appropriately commenced on therapeutic anticoagulation with Clexane. When transitioning to oral Xarelto, the prescribing physician documented the change in …
64y · Male·Left-sided intracerebral haemorrhage associated with deep brain stimulator wire …
…ery for essential tremor. He was readmitted on day 4 with suspected stroke and started on therapeutic anticoagulation (enoxaparin). A haemorrhage developed within 24 hours of dose escalation. Key clinical failures: the …
55y · Male·Septicaemia due to hydronephrosis and infection
…cial problems died of septicaemia from renal infection. He had a history of cardiac disease requiring anticoagulation, alcohol dependence, depression, and chronic hoarding behaviour. Despite repeated hospital admissions…
89y · Male·Complications of cerebrovascular accident (stroke); specifically a catastrophic …
…fibrillation, heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. A critical clinical challenge involved balancing anticoagulation therapy to prevent embolic stroke against his high gastrointestinal bleeding risk following gastric u…
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
…e was treated surgically at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, and commenced on a specialized heparin anticoagulation protocol designed to prevent blood clots after pelvic fracture surgery. An intern doctor, Dr H., fail…
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
…likely ischaemic stroke from sepsis-induced thrombosis that converted to haemorrhage, worsened by the anticoagulation. Key clinical lessons: elevated troponin requires interpretation within full clinical context; sepsis…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
…ellulitis, requiring intensive support including ECMO and mechanical ventilation. Despite maximal medical therapy, he died three days later. The coroner found no errors in his medical care at Flinders Medical Centre or …
35y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis complicating lef…
John Matthew Murray, aged 35, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating pelvic and leg fractures sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital and underwent extensive orthopaedic sur…
Philip Byrne: pulmonary thromboembolism due to right calf deep vein thrombosis; …
…enly 2-3 weeks later. The coroner found both deaths preventable through timely ultrasound imaging and anticoagulation. Key lessons: DVT cannot be reliably excluded clinically; calf pain without clear trauma warrants obj…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
…20. All three deaths were preventable through better primary health care coordination, screening, and anticoagulation management. Key systemic failures included fragmentation between Gidgee Healing (Aboriginal community…
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, …
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