53 results for “gastrointestinal bleeding”
55y · Male·gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices due to hepatocellular ca…
…risoner with undiagnosed cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage and oesophageal varices. While the coroner found that medical care provided was appropria…
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
…exate. He was later hospitalized with severe immunosuppression, triggering tuberculosis reactivation, gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis. Although the immediate methotrexate toxicity resolved, subsequent complications …
82y · Male·Cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary artery disease in the c…
…2-year-old man with extensive comorbidities underwent colonoscopy with argon plasma coagulation (APC) for bleeding angiodysplasia. Prolonged activation intervals during the final third of the procedure caused full-thickn…
76y · Female·Acute renal failure due to dehydration due to upper gastrointestinal bleed
A 76-year-old woman with chronic pain was admitted to a small rural hospital on 1 April 2015 with haematemesis secondary to NSAID use. Blood tests were ordered on admission but not transported to the district hospital fo…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
…d was appropriately admitted for investigation. Initial blood tests and CT scan showed no evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding. Her symptoms improved and she was discharged, but re-admitted hours later when blood tests …
49y · Male·small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associa…
Gary Walpole, a 49-year-old teacher with polycythaemia rubra vera, died from small intestinal infarction due to mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis. He was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with oesophageal varices f…
0y · Male·Complications following forceps delivery
…ntal forceps delivery, specifically subgaleal haemorrhage with associated skull fracture and intracranial bleeding. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) complex forceps deliveries with red flags (malposition, failed in…
64y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with dysphagia and acquired brain injury
John Gale, a 64-year-old man with acquired brain injury and severe intellectual disability living in state care, died from aspiration pneumonia following a fall and pneumonia diagnosis in May 2016. He was transferred bac…
51y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to Influenza A pneumonia, in the context of chronic k…
Ishmael Nalaiyir Nangarid, a 51-year-old Aboriginal man with complex medical history including myasthenia gravis, chronic kidney disease, COPD, and ischaemic heart disease, died from multiple organ failure due to Influen…
38y · Female·peritonitis with septic shock secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal t…
…al staff on duty. (3) Coffee-ground vomitus was documented but not properly investigated as a sign of gastrointestinal pathology. (4) Dr G.'s failure to contemporaneously record the difficult tube insertion meant the on-…
41y · Male·Fulminant sepsis (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with multi-organ failure complicating s…
A 41-year-old man with newly diagnosed severe Crohn's colitis was prescribed 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) after only 5 days of hospital treatment. He had a homozygous TPMT gene deficiency (present in ~0.3% of population) that…
55y · Male·Septicaemia due to hydronephrosis and infection
A 55-year-old man with complex medical and social problems died of septicaemia from renal infection. He had a history of cardiac disease requiring anticoagulation, alcohol dependence, depression, and chronic hoarding beh…
40y · Male·septic complications from injuries received from multiple dog bites sustained on…
Colin Amatto, a 40-year-old Yuin man, died from septic complications following a devastating dog attack with over 80 bite wounds. Critical clinical lesson: the same dog (Boof, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier) had attacked a…
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