70 results for “ischaemic stroke”
57y · Male·Hepatic encephalopathy, end stage liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, end stage …
… liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, and end-stage renal failure. He had complex comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease and required regular dialysis. During his final 29-day admission, he suffered three falls,…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
…gery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischaemic stroke confirmed on imaging. Despite this, she was discharged from ICU after only 22 hours with inadequa…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
Kane Mathew Leary, 17, died from a stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following a motorbike collision. The critical clinical lesson inv…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease with renal failure
Fernanda Catalano, 85 years old, died of ischaemic heart disease with renal failure at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had suffered an unwitnessed fall at her a…
52y · Female·haemorrhage from a tracheal-innominate artery fistula complicating a tracheostom…
… haemorrhage due to a tracheal-innominate artery fistula 10 days after percutaneous tracheostomy following stroke and decompressive craniectomy. Minor bleeding was observed 3 days before death. The coroner found no short…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of heat stroke
Olivier Caramin, a 27-year-old Belgian national on a working holiday visa, died from heat stroke while picking pumpkins on 31 October 2017 in Far North Queensland. He was just three days into farm work w…
74y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung on a background of ischaemic heart disease…
A 74-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes died at Yatala Labour Prison Health Centre. He …
50y · Male·Cerebral hypoxia and bronchopneumonia post episode of choking
…y Donald Cole, age 50, was a Wyndham Lodge aged care resident with significant disabilities including post-stroke paralysis and dysphagia requiring modified diet. He died on 25 June 2009 from cerebral hypoxia and broncho…
Unknown·Michael Russell: intracranial haemorrhage complicating surgery for right cerebra…
Two patients died following stroke interventions on 18 April 2017 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Michael Russell (60) died from intracranial…
80y · Female·subdural haematoma due to closed head injury sustained in a fall from bed in hos…
…patient became unresponsive, she was treated with a full dose of anticoagulant (Clexane) based on presumed stroke without first performing a plain CT scan to exclude intracranial bleeding. This violated basic medical pri…
85y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a man with multiple comorbi…
…n 85-year-old man with multiple comorbidities suffered a fall at home and was transported to hospital with stroke symptoms. A CT brain scan revealed subtle subarachnoid haemorrhage (traumatic), but the VST consultant neu…
86y · Male·Left haemothorax complicating rib fractures (not operated), sustained in a fall
…When facial droop developed, he was admitted with presumed transient ischemic attack. Clinical fixation on stroke diagnosis led to failure to adequately assess his back pain. Rib fractures went undiagnosed despite being …
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
Ronald Thomas Robjohns, 89, died of congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital.…
70y · Male·ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease being a sign…
Barry Faulkner, aged 70, died of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease while in lawful custody at Long Bay Correction…
83y · Female·Aspiration bronchopneumonia in a setting of cerebral infarction
…sy medication (March 2013), progressive immobility, untreated hallucinations and self-injury, and a likely stroke two weeks before death without medical intervention. Critically, her GP attendance dropped from monthly (2…
52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…
…ifficulty breathing. She suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated but subsequently developed a massive stroke and diffuse hypoxic brain injury. The medical cause of death remains unascertained, though underlying card…
63y · Male·complications of an inverted positional event (asphyxia from airway occlusion)
A 63-year-old man with previous stroke and left-sided paralysis fell headfirst into his bedside drawer while attempting to open it from his motor…
34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…
…, aged 34, died from complications of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism and paradoxical stroke following elective fracture repair surgery. She had multiple known DVT risk factors: immobility from leg c…
78y · Female·Acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Ms Beverly Davidge, a 78-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hospital. She presented initially with haematemesis and melaena on 11 Novem…
58y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
A 58-year-old retired nurse died from mixed drug toxicity involving tramadol, amitriptyline, and venlafaxine, all found at above-therapeutic concentrations. She had multiple chronic conditions including Addison's disease…
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