88 results for “peritonitis”
82y · Female·Peritonitis due to leakage of bowel contents from bowel anastomosis following el…
Winifred Carpenter, 82, died 11 days after a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer from peritonitis due to anastomotic leak. Critical failures occurred on discharge day (10 March 2023): clinicians did no…
69y · Female·faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation due to periton…
…rs 40 minutes without diagnosis. She deteriorated rapidly and died at home the next morning from faecal peritonitis due to small bowel obstruction and perforation from peritoneal adhesions. The coroner found the standar…
79y · Male·complications of peritonitis
…tly. Multiple subsequent surgeries were required, but the patient ultimately died from complications of peritonitis. The coroner found the surgical error avoidable through appropriate care and attention, and criticised …
80y · Female·peritonitis due to sigmoid resection margin leak following extended right hemico…
June Olive Pegg, 80, died from peritonitis following anastomotic leak after extended right hemicolectomy for colonic cancer. Critical delays in di…
57y · Male·Multiple organ failure in consequence of peritonitis resulting from complication…
Robert Douglas Dalgleish died from multiple organ failure due to peritonitis resulting from complications of gastric banding surgery. He presented to the ED on 18 July 2002 with ab…
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
…ive management without reviewing the patient or escalating care. Deterioration continued overnight with peritonitis developing. A second review at 02:15 identified clinical deterioration but the surgeon was not contacte…
77y · Male·sepsis due to retroperitoneal collection after biliary stent insertion on a back…
… procedure that perforated his duodenum. Critical failures included: delayed diagnosis and treatment of peritonitis (diagnosis made at 1.20pm on 18 September, appropriate management delayed until late afternoon); lack o…
38y · Female·peritonitis with septic shock secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal t…
…n persistent vegetative state following anoxic encephalopathy from anaphylaxis during surgery died from peritonitis caused by perforation at the gastrostomy stoma site. The perforation likely occurred during difficult r…
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
A 68-year-old woman with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy died from sepsis due to peritonitis following dislodgement of a PEG tube inserted on 27 February 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.…
33y · Male·complications of acute peritonitis caused by rupture of a duodenal ulcer
Sony William Tran-Bui, aged 33, died from acute peritonitis caused by a ruptured duodenal ulcer while in custody at Silverwater Correctional Centre in November 201…
90y · Female·abdominal sepsis complicating perforated diverticular abscess of the sigmoid col…
…hese did not contribute to her death as she remained clinically stable throughout. The autopsy revealed peritonitis with pus from perforated sigmoid diverticular abscess. The coroner concluded her death was not preventa…
72y · Female·Peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum in transverse colon
…ic shock and was transferred to Fremantle Hospital where she died at 11:24 hours. Post mortem confirmed peritonitis from a perforated diverticulum in the transverse colon. Key failures included: inadequate interpretatio…
67y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…-hour delay before appropriate laparotomy on 10 October revealed perforated ischaemic bowel with faecal peritonitis and pseudomonal sepsis. While subsequent ICU management was appropriate, the delayed diagnosis of a sur…
24y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to a perforation of the small bowel
Nicholas Wells, a 24-year-old man, died from peritonitis secondary to small bowel perforation sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Although he was suspected o…
67y · Female·perforated gastric ulcer; morphine toxicity also made a significant contribution
Mrs Lillian Shaw, a 67-year-old obese woman with a history of NSAID use, presented with vomiting and abdominal pain over 36 hours. A GP visited three times without performing adequate physical examination, failed to insp…
41y · Female·Peritonitis following surgical procedure to the urinary bladder, due to infected…
Cheryl Lee Edmiston, a healthy 41-year-old woman, died of peritonitis and sepsis following minor bladder procedures (cystoscopy, hydrodilatation, and biopsy) at Joondalup He…
69y · Female·Septic shock due to biliary peritonitis as a consequence of laparoscopic cholecy…
A 69-year-old woman died of septic shock following bile leak complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Critical failures included: (1) inappropriate transfer to low-dependency unit on post-op day 1 despite consul…
94y · Female·Sepsis complicating management of vulval carcinoma in an elderly woman with seve…
A 94-year-old woman with vulval carcinoma underwent suprapubic catheter insertion at a private hospital on 14 May 2014. She appeared well post-procedure with normal observations. The following day, she was transferred by…
60y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for treatment o…
60-year-old woman died from septic shock due to anastomotic leak following subtotal colectomy for synchronous bowel cancers. Early postoperative bronchospasm complicated clinical assessment, leading focus on respiratory …
9y · Female·peritonitis due to perforated small bowel due to blunt abdominal trauma
Nine-year-old Leila Baartse-Harkin died from peritonitis due to a perforated small bowel sustained when she fell from a swing. Despite three medical encounters …
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