204 results for “pulmonary embolism”
38y · Female·Unascertained
…ding cold hands, pain and altered consciousness, progressing to cardiac arrest. A local hospital reported embolism as cause of death. Australian post-mortem examination could not establish definitive cause due to prior o…
51y · Male·cerebral fat embolism due to surgery for multiple traumatic injuries sustained i…
Andrew Constantine Georgiou, 51, died from cerebral fat embolism following multiple severe leg and pelvic injuries sustained in a vehicle crash. He crossed the centre lin…
74y · Female·Metastatic duodenal carcinoma
…ation revealed metastatic duodenal carcinoma with lung and lymph node involvement, and chronic occlusive pulmonary emboli (off anticoagulation for two weeks). Ms Barber declined aggressive treatment and chose palliative…
47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
…or one week, then a permanent plaster cast applied. Seven days after cast removal, she developed a fatal pulmonary embolism while at home. The coroner found her medical care was of good standard. However, the case highl…
74y · Female·Cardiac arrest due to pulmonary embolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis
…cern about recent gastric ulcer bleeding and recurrent H. pylori. That night she collapsed and died from pulmonary embolism secondary to DVT. The key clinical issues were: significant ED delay in assessment, decision no…
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…or confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated with a thrombosed calf vein, likely related to immobility. The coroner found …
34y · Female·Complications of fall with fractured ankle and subsequent deep venous thrombosis…
Anna Bowditch, 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 r…
62y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep venous thrombosis of right calf
Ms Wendy Ryder, aged 62, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis (DVT) six weeks after abdominal surgery (total abdominal hy…
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
…illiam Ian Davenport, a 48-year-old man with Trisomy 4p, scoliosis, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis. He presented with productive cough on 15 September 2017, treated wit…
68y · Male·pulmonary embolism secondary to immobilisation as a result of subdural haemorrha…
… imaging showing no change, but was not transferred due to claimed bed shortage (disputed). He died from pulmonary embolism secondary to immobilisation from the head injury. Expert evidence suggests transfer to neurosur…
32y · Male·Pulmonary embolism originating from deep vein thrombosis in right calf
A 32-year-old man died from pulmonary embolism six days after emergency appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. VTE prophylaxis was appropri…
79y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of right elective total hip replacement
A 79-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism eight days after undergoing elective right total hip replacement. She received multimodal VTE p…
56y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis due to immobility due to hea…
A 56-year-old concreter died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis and immobility following a severe head injury sustained when …
44y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism in a woman with likely myeloproliferative neoplasm
…loped portal vein thrombosis and was anticoagulated. Five days later she developed bilateral leg DVT and pulmonary embolism despite anticoagulation, and died from catastrophic pulmonary embolism. Post-mortem identified …
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
…ustody for assaulting his mother. Initial diagnosis was COPD exacerbation with infection, complicated by pulmonary embolism. During ICU admission he developed unexplained severe hyperthermia (43°C) despite appropriate t…
58y · Female·Haemorrhagic shock complicating pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep…
…ltation with a haematologist regarding VTE prophylaxis, she developed extensive deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with a saddle embolus, leading to haemorrhagic shock and death. The coroner found the care prov…
56y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis
A 56-year-old woman with bipolar disorder died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left calf deep vein thrombosis while detained under the Mental Health Act in hosp…
89y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis
Edna Beryl Whalen, aged 89, died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following delayed diagnosis of a femoral neck fracture. She f…
31y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
…ated clinic treatment and one hospital readmission. He experienced fainting episodes suggesting possible pulmonary embolism but these were treated as hypovolaemia/sepsis. He was discharged and returned to Australia, col…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in association with deep vein thrombosis
…pid recognition by medical staff and appropriate investigations, he suffered cardiac arrest from massive pulmonary embolism with DVT before anticoagulation could be beneficial. Key preventable factors included: lack of …
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