121 results for “acute abdominal pain”
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
…She was admitted to psychiatric care under Mental Health Act detention. On 9 May 2009, her physical health acutely declined with shock-like symptoms. Emergency laparotomy revealed extensive bowel ischaemia deemed incomp…
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…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
…from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam, paracetamol), acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis and emphysema. He collapsed in a vehicle at a supermarket and was found …
85y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents following vomiting
…Health Act treatment order. During the week before death, she developed gastrointestinal symptoms including pain and vomiting. GP Assist telephone advice was obtained on 15 June; staff were instructed to monitor vital si…
10y · Female·Ischaemic large bowel; large bowel obstruction secondary to chronic constipation
…o 'attention-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 hospita…
49y · Female·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage, septic and haemorrhagic shock as a result of a lapa…
Deborah Burgen died from intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicated by septic shock following delayed emergency surgery for bowel obstruction. She a…
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…
58y · Male·Multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma due to cirrhosis of the liver due to hepatit…
…Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He was admitted to the ED on 17 September 2016 with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. An abdominal x-ray suggested partial bowel obstruction but this was not identified at the time due…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…e (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia following intubation at Werribee Mercy Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting, imaging suggested small bowel obstruction, and he became agitated during naso…
4y · Male·acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
An Hoang Le Nguyen, a 4-year-old boy, died from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with CNS involvement. He presented with a 4-day history of abdominal pain, letharg…
68y · Female·Presumed septic shock with multiple organ failure secondary to acute suppurative…
A 68-year-old woman died from septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to acute suppurative appendicitis complicated by recent peritoneal adhesion division. Admitted on 31 March 2005 wit…
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…schaemic small intestine due to bowel incarceration in a congenital mesenteric defect. He presented with abdominal pain on 8-9 May 2009 and was appropriately diagnosed with acute abdomen and transferred to hospital. Exp…
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 Nov…
47y · Male·Pneumonia (1(a)), Motor neurone disease (1(b))
…escribed antibiotics. On the morning of 20 June, after receiving clonazepam and morphine for anxiety and abdominal pain, he experienced chest discomfort, lost consciousness during nebuliser administration, and could not…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…ailure following admission with community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure. She presented with abdominal pain and reduced responsiveness on 4 November 2024, was found to have type 2 respiratory failure, acute …
58y · Female·undetermined; possible mixed drug intoxication and/or adrenal insufficiency
…ntial contributors. She had complex medical conditions requiring chronic pethidine (opioid) therapy for gut pain management. Toxicology revealed toxic pethidine levels and additional CNS depressants (citalopram, nitrazep…
26y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest due to massive gastric dilatation with gastric rupture
…ssive gastric dilatation with rupture following a bulimic episode. She presented to hospital with severe abdominal pain and was incorrectly diagnosed with constipation by Dr F., the surgical registrar. While the diagnos…
1y · Female·infarction and volvulus of the small intestine due to adhesion from prior nephre…
A 19-month-old girl with history of Wilms tumour presented to Launceston General Hospital with vomiting, pain and lethargy. A Children's Early Warning Tool score of 6 triggered mandatory protocols including senior doc…
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…
79y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis
Donald Broadribb, 79, died of bronchopneumonia and acute bronchiolitis after presenting to York Hospital on 12 October 2012 with vomiting, cough, and abdominal pai…
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