181 results for “ischaemic brain injury”
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
Matthew Keith Constantine, aged 33, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a hanging attempt while under home detention. He was released from prison in De…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to an out of hospital cardiac arrest second…
…ion. He was found unresponsive by his aunt and underwent prolonged resuscitation, suffering severe hypoxic brain injury. Despite intensive care management including neuroprotection, chest drain insertion for pneumothora…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging
…epression, anxiety, substance abuse, and selective eating disorder, died by hanging resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. He had been under care of multiple clinicians (GP, psychiatrist, psychologist, dietician) …
46y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating a cardiac arrest during anaesthetic …
…ed until late in the resuscitation, at which point it was found in the oesophagus. By then, severe hypoxic brain injury had occurred, leading to brain death. Key lessons: maintain high suspicion for airway malposition d…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity in the setting of ischaemic heart disease
Laurie Cartledge, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury, died from heroin toxicity complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis just one day after…
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
…uding recent clozapine initiation (June 2005), constipation managed with laxative and enema, developmental brain abnormality, and ischaemic heart disease identified at autopsy. The coroner found he received acceptable s…
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
A 50-year-old man with acquired brain injury and intellectual disability died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following aspiration of a fo…
76y · Male·Complications following head injuries (operated)
…rosurgery. Despite initial treatment, he developed complications including pneumonia and global cerebral ischaemic injury, dying 23 days later. The coroner found no clinical management issues at the hospital and determi…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a consequence of near drowning
…, fell asleep on the lounge while supervising and was unaware of the open gate. Xaviyah suffered hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and brain death. Clinical lessons: this was completely preventable with adequate supervis…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
…ively secondary to bradycardia and hypotension. Despite appropriate resuscitation, she sustained a hypoxic brain injury and died three days later. The coroner found she had subclinical ischaemic heart disease. While the…
5y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity
LA, a five-year-old girl, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity on 22 January 2017. She ingested methadone at her grandfather's…
3y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to drowning
A 3-year-old girl died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following drowning in a pond at Footscray Park. She exited an unsecured playground gate wit…
4y · Male·hypoxic brain injury complicating out of hospital cardiac arrest (unknown cause)
…pnoeic at home on 21 December 2011. Despite immediate CPR and intensive resuscitation, he suffered hypoxic brain injury and died. The precipitating cause of his out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remained unknown despite th…
57y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury complicating acute asthma
A 57-year-old man with asthma and hay fever died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following an acute asthma exacerbation during Melbourne's November 2016 thunderstorm asthma…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
… and administered heparin on advice from Austin Hospital's cardiology team despite concerns about the head injury. He was taken directly to the cardiac catheterisation lab without ED assessment or CT brain imaging. A sku…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
…nder Mental Health Act orders. Despite reasonable and appropriate care including psychiatric reviews, a CT brain scan, and septic screen, he suffered unexplained cardiac arrest on 29 March 2024 while on the inpatient un…
54y · Male·Complications of cervical spinal stenosis treated with cervical laminectomy and …
Geoffrey Power, aged 54, with severe intellectual disability, blindness, and perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, underwent indicated cervical laminectomy and fusion for cervical stenosis. Post-operatively, he se…
28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall
…ial event and fell down stairs in the communal area around 11:15pm. He was found conscious but with severe brain injury, intubated on arrival at hospital, and declared brain dead within 48 hours. The coroner found the d…
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financ…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
A 78-year-old woman died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an acute post-surgical arterial bleed that obstructed her airway after hemithyr…
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