146 results for “abdominal CT”
78y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 78-year-old man died from rupture of a previously undiagnosed 7.1cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. A CT scan ordered for suspected renal colic incidentally discovered the aneurysm and re…
77y · Female·haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to Type I aortic dissect…
Helen Mary Badcock, 77, presented to Launceston General Hospital on Christmas Day 2020 with abdominal pain and right leg numbness. Ambulance paramedics documented inability to obtain blood pressure on her r…
59y · Male·Carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
…carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with extensive metastatic spread. He presented with abdominal pain and nausea in June 2018, initially managed as gastritis. A hospital referral on 2 July 2018 reveale…
57y · Male·Pneumonia with contributing factors of epilepsy and congestive cardiac failure d…
…neumonia and fluid overload were identified and treated with IV antibiotics. He experienced seizures and abdominal distention requiring investigation and intervention. The coroner found no evidence of clinical mismanage…
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, formed an …
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…man, died in custody from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed in March 2017. He presented with abdominal pain initially attributed to constipation, then found to have advanced cancer with liver metastases. He …
56y · Male·Complications of a small bowel obstruction
A 56-year-old man with intellectual disability living in state-supported residential care presented with vomiting and coughing after returning from day service. He was initially diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia and my…
68y · Male·Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Graham Lawson, a 68-year-old male inmate at Long Bay Correctional Centre, died from metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma on 19 September 2018. He had presented with weight loss and weakness in September 2017, and diagnost…
71y · Male·Aspiration in setting of paralytic ileus in patient in convalescent phase of abd…
…ld man died from aspiration complicating prolonged paralytic ileus on postoperative day 9 following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Despite clinical signs of persistent ileus (vomiting, abdominal distension, abno…
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 …
86y · Female·Metastatic ovarian cancer (high-grade serous carcinoma)
An 86-year-old woman serving a life sentence died of metastatic ovarian cancer in palliative care. After diagnosis in April 2023, treatment was appropriately limited to symptom management given her advanced dementia, mak…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash, complicated by acalculous…
…tial improvement, but the deceased developed complications including acalculous cholecystitis with large abdominal abscesses and necrotizing fasciitis requiring surgery. A massive intracerebral bleed ultimately caused d…
87y · Male·Strangulated small bowel due to adhesions from previous abdominal surgery
…ed, no nurse accompanied the physician, and he did not read nursing notes. The physician did not perform abdominal examination and ordered a CT head instead of abdominal imaging. The patient subsequently aspirated and d…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…recurrent respiratory tract infections and presented to hospital on 18 June with shortness of breath and abdominal distension. CT imaging revealed small bowel obstruction, possible pulmonary embolus, and metastatic dise…
74y · Male·Sepsis secondary to fistulating Crohn's disease and post-surgery complications f…
…exandra Hospital (PAH) on 31 August 2018 for specialist management of enterocutaneous fistulas and intra-abdominal collections. Critical systemic failures occurred: (1) no early post-admission colorectal surgical consul…
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of functional decline in a man with an intel…
A 63-year-old man with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dysphagia, and COPD died from aspiration pneumonia following functional decline. He had a three-month hospital admission with multiple complications includi…
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…
47y · Male·acute renal failure caused by bilateral ureteral obstruction due to metastatic c…
…curity prisoner, died from acute renal failure caused by metastatic colorectal cancer. He presented with abdominal pain, constipation, and blood per rectum in March 2011 but received suboptimal assessment. Two visiting …
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
78-year-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery.…
55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis
… pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdominal CT suggesting cholecystitis, but the coroner's medical advisor noted that her symptoms strongly indicate…
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