87 results for “severe abdominal pain”
58y · Female·Ischaemic small bowel due to bowel obstruction most likely due to a combination …
…sease recurrence. On 22 November, she presented to GP with two weeks of diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. The GP noted possible obstruction, ordered imaging and bloods, and referred non-urgently to gastro…
64y · Male·Small bowel infarction due to a volvulus owing to adhesions in the small intesti…
Mr P, aged 64, presented to Royal Hobart Hospital's Emergency Department in October 2012 with severe central abdominal pain. The ED consultant diagnosed bowel obstruction but failed to consider critical comp…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
…year-old boy, died from Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after a 72-hour presentation with fever, pain, and systemic illness. Initial GP care was appropriate given the presentation and diagnostic uncertainty. A…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…ient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 13 June 2004 with abdominal pain and signs of acute bowel obstruction. Initial assessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He…
64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma
David Ronald Thompson, a 64-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and complex medical needs, died from complications of advanced rectal carcinoma. H…
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
A 73-year-old man presented with acute severe abdominal pain caused by superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion. Initial CT angiogram at 12:30am was r…
61y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…uding Type 2 diabetes, heavy smoking history, and intravenous drug use. CT scans in 2013 and 2015 revealed severe abdominal aortic calcification, later noted as 'age-advanced atherosclerosis' on lumbar spine X-ray in 201…
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
…urner syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and bicuspid aortic valve, presented to ED on 23 March 2012 with severe acute back and chest pain (8/10). A chest X-ray revealed widened mediastinum. She was admitted to CCU unde…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
…spite resuscitation and ICU support at North West Regional Hospital, he died with Glasgow Coma Scale 3 and severe metabolic acidosis. The coroner found no preventable factors or recommendations for improvement in clinica…
68y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement and aortic graft
… that GPs managing warfarin patients must ensure receipt of INR results and remain alert to bruising and abdominal pain as bleeding signs, especially with elevated INR. ED identification of warfarin toxicity was exempla…
34y · Male·multi-organ failure with right-sided tension pneumothorax
…th a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs presented to the Emergency Department on multiple occasions with abdominal and chest pain. He was discharged on 28 February, 5 March and 6 March without admission despite clear in…
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
…hizophrenia died from multi-organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia caused by toxic megacolon from severe constipation. He was a detained patient on Clozapine and Oxybutamin, both known to cause constipation. On …
17y · Male·Multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis (Aspergillus) on a background of…
… with terminal fungal sepsis. The critical issue identified was a substantial delay in investigating acute severe abdominal pain on 13 May 2011. Despite classic peritoneal signs noted at 9:30 pm (generalised tenderness, …
22y · Female·bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction
…normalities affecting bowel function, died from bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome. She presented to Carnarvon Hospital on 26 October 2016 with severe constipation. C…
76y · Female·multiple organ failure due to abdominal wall cellulitis (surgically treated)
…oman with multiple comorbidities in residential aged care, died from multiple organ failure secondary to abdominal wall cellulitis. A critical care failure occurred when an old dressing left in an abdominal skin fold on…
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
…a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath, was found to have pneumonia on chest X-ray, and deteriorated suddenly with new ST …
62y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis in a man with coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly
…ronary atherosclerosis. The coroner found that performing a fingerprick glucose test might have identified severe hyperglycemia, prompted ketone testing, and enabled earlier hospital referral. However, given Phillip did …
90y · Male·Complications arising from a gastrointestinal obstruction; incarcerated inguinal…
…tinal obstruction caused by an incarcerated inguinal hernia. He presented to Prince of Wales Hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting on 11 May 2015. Surgical consultation determined his condition was no…
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
…tion-seeking' rather than recognizing medical pathology. On Christmas Day 2011, she presented with acute abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea; family attributed symptoms to gastroenteritis and delayed hospital presen…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
An 81-year-old woman with longstanding depression and multiple comorbidities fell and fractured her humerus in March 2009. During rehabilitation, she became increasingly depressed and self-neglectful, refusing food and c…
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