204 results for “pulmonary embolism”
49y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest due to pulmonary th…
…dose heparin thromboprophylaxis (5000 units twice daily). She was discharged after 4 days but suffered a pulmonary embolism en route home, resulting in cardiac arrest and death from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. The…
68y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis
Ronald Wood, a 68-year-old with complex medical history including prior pulmonary emboli, was treated for rectal cancer requiring chemotherapy and major surgery. Warfarin anticoagulation…
67y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus due to deep vein thrombosis
…s Procter, a 67-year-old woman with developmental delay and longstanding mental health issues, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hip fracture surgery. Post-operatively, she refused prophylactic anticoagulati…
42y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
Peter Sullivan, a 42-year-old carpenter, died from pulmonary embolism on 6 July 1998, three days after surgery at Box Hill Hospital to remove a nail from his left th…
52y · Male·multiple organ failure and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating generalised seps…
…ncluding ICU admission, dialysis, and extensive supportive care, he died from multiple organ failure and pulmonary emboli complicating sepsis. The coroner found treatment timely, appropriate, and reasonable. Key clinica…
39y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis due to pyelonep…
Lorna May Woods, 39, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis and sepsis secondary to pyelonephritis on a background of me…
21y · Female·pulmonary embolism in association with deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
A 21-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism associated with deep vein thrombosis following ankle fracture surgery and immobilisation. She w…
35y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolus and pulmonary infarction
… her without ECG or imaging. She returned 17 hours later in near-cardiac collapse with massive bilateral pulmonary emboli and died despite thrombectomy. The coroner found Dr M.'s assessment insufficiently thorough—PE sh…
47y · Male·Pulmonary thrombo-embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis in setting of morbi…
…piratory failure, productive cough, and calf swelling. His GP appropriately suspected both pneumonia and pulmonary embolism (PE), requesting urgent CTPA. At Townsville Hospital's ICU, clinicians anchored on pneumonia as…
83y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to aortic stenosis (recent transcatheter aortic va…
An 83-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure died from pulmonary embolism one day after discharge following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI). Clinical lesso…
72y · Male·Metastatic bladder cancer; likely mechanism pulmonary embolism from combined eff…
A 72-year-old male underwent hip replacement despite undiagnosed metastatic bladder cancer. Following referral from his GP in May 2014 for an ultrasound showing bladder wall irregularities suspicious for cancer, urologis…
68y · Female·Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis secondary to fractured left dis…
Mary Morrow, aged 68, died from pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis following a fractured left ankle sustained in Queensland on 23 June 20…
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis
Colin Eric Betts, a 59-year-old man with alcoholic dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis while detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was o…
80y · Male·inanition complicating end stage dementia
…ical complications including urinary retention requiring catheterisation, swallowing difficulties, and a pulmonary embolism. A palliative approach was appropriately adopted from 11 May 2016 when his overall deterioratio…
72y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and small bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic bowel c…
…with shortness of breath and abdominal distension. CT imaging revealed small bowel obstruction, possible pulmonary embolus, and metastatic disease. Following family discussion, palliative management was provided given t…
85y · Female·Pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis, precipitated by minor fall
An 85-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis following a minor fall. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospi…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
Shane John Robinson, a 29-year-old prisoner with complex medical conditions including Crohn's disease, pulmonary embolism, anaemia and schizoaffective disorder, died from multiple drug toxicity in prison. He had been …
52y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hypotension in a woman with documented electrocardio…
…ntipsychotic use. After experiencing dizziness and collapse, she suffered cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She developed refractory seizures and hypoxic brain injury, dying four days later. Post-m…
56y · Male·Pulmonary embolism with deep vein thrombosis an antecedent cause; coronary arter…
…isdom teeth and resect a cyst. He was discharged the same day as planned and died the following day from pulmonary embolism secondary to a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) t…
88y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolism due to fractured right femur due to a fall
…ultidisciplinary care including prophylactic anticoagulation, but the patient deteriorated and died from pulmonary embolism. Clinical lessons: family carers require oversight through mandatory annual medical reviews; el…
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