69 results for “acute bowel obstruction”
59y · Female·complications of intra-abdominal sepsis, including multi-organ failure and bowel…
59-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-organ failure and bowel perforation following median hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. Key clinical issues included: surgical de…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a m…
75y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia in a man with comorbidities
A 75-year-old sentenced prisoner died from acute bronchopneumonia with comorbidities. Mr Rice had extensive medical complexity including COPD, cardiac dise…
66y · Female·retroperitoneal haemorrhage due to anticoagulation following right cerebrovascul…
A 66-year-old woman died from retroperitoneal haemorrhage following anticoagulation for stroke caused by intra-arterial central venous catheter placement. The catheter was mistakenly inserted into the right carotid arter…
75y · Female·Complications including acute pancreatitis and refractory intra-abdominal sepsis…
Lee Milcherdy, 75, died from complications including acute pancreatitis and refractory intra-abdominal sepsis following an unnecessary ERCP procedure. An MRCP scan o…
58y · Female·undetermined; possible mixed drug intoxication and/or adrenal insufficiency
Jennifer May Tilley, aged 58, died on 8 January 2018 with an undetermined cause, though mixed drug intoxication and adrenal insufficiency were potential contributors. She had complex medical conditions requiring chronic …
42y · Female·hypovolaemic shock due to an acute ruptured subcapsular splenic haematoma in the…
…ial diagnoses. Critical failures included: (1) failure to document and investigate differential diagnoses (bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, diverticulitis); (2) no vital signs recorded for 12 hours despite yellow-zone t…
73y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to or as a consequence of sepsis due to or as a conse…
…s, she became fluid-overloaded with declining renal function. She deteriorated on day 6 with urosepsis and acute kidney injury requiring ICU admission. After initial improvement, she was discharged back to the surgical …
21y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septicaemia of mixed respiratory (bronchopneumonia) a…
Shannon Tang, a 21-year-old from Singapore with severe obesity (BMI 52) and multiple comorbidities including sleep apnoea, underwent elective laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery performed by Dr F.. He died on day 7 post-…
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