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46y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis
A 46-year-old man presented to ED with a two-day history of left calf pain, swelling and numbness. He was triaged to Fast Track and evaluated by an emergency physician who suspected DVT but had no ultrasound available on…
66y · Male·Multi-system failure and ischaemic gut after left nephrectomy complicated by mas…
A 66-year-old man died from multi-system failure and ischaemic bowel following laparoscopic left nephrectomy complicated by massive haemorrhage and vascular injury. During surgery for renal carcinoma, the surgeon attempt…
49y · Female·Widespread small and large bowel, splenic and hepatic infarction secondary to se…
Susan Bourke, a 49-year-old woman, died from widespread small and large bowel infarction secondary to severe aortic atherosclerosis causing critical stenosis of the superior mesenteric and coeliac arteries. She presented…
29y · Female·Exsanguination post tubal ligation procedure
A 29-year-old woman died from exsanguination following an iatrogenic injury during elective laparoscopic tubal ligation at a regional hospital. A vascular injury to the right external iliac artery occurred during the pro…
71y · Male·acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease
A 71-year-old male prisoner died from acute pyelonephritis with contributing ischaemic heart disease at Flinders Medical Centre. He had advanced metastatic gastric cancer diagnosed in February 2011 after presenting with …
68y · Male·Ischaemic small and large intestine complicating cardiogenic shock in the settin…
Ignac Lecek, 68, with hypertension and gout, collapsed in custody and died of ischaemic bowel complicated by cardiogenic shock in the setting of ischaemic heart disease. He complained of feeling ill on 2 October while in…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He presen…
58y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
John Christopher Mayger, aged 58, died of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease while in custody at Adelaide Pre-release Centre. He had a significant cardiac history including two previous myocardial infarctions with …
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
Allan Phipps was a 76-year-old man with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm and severe depression admitted to Austin Hospital in October 2012 for unstable angina and depression management. His aneurysm, discovered in March …
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
A 60-year-old man with severe coronary artery disease presented with acute myocardial infarction, requiring emergency stenting and subsequent bypass surgery. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) was inserted for haemodyna…
68y · Female·Haemorrhage secondary to right subclavian artery lacerations sustained during ce…
A 68-year-old woman died from massive blood loss following inadvertent puncture of the right subclavian artery during central venous line insertion. The anaesthetist used anatomical landmarks without ultrasound after an …
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
Robert Vivian Hawkins, a 55-year-old man, died from multi-system failure following inadvertent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Dr Jonathan Lewin …
29y · Female·Bronchopneumonia in a woman with brain injury
A 29-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered a motor vehicle collision resulting in severe multi-system injuries requiring multiple surgical interventions. Eleven days after transfer to the trauma ward, she experienced sudden…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…
A 68-year-old man with extensive systemic vascular disease presented with 10 days of nonspecific abdominal pain. Initial presentations at local hospital and GP were attributed to possible gallstones or gastritis based on…
71y · Male·Multi organ failure due to post-operative bleeding following endoluminal thoraci…
William Colhoun, 71, underwent complex endovascular repair of thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm at St Vincent's Private Hospital on 1 December 2008. He developed post-operative instability with hypotension, metabolic ac…
59y · Male·Ruptured atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm (operated)
A 59-year-old man with a non-ruptured 8cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presenting with acute back pain was transferred from Bendigo to Royal Melbourne Hospital at 2.13am on 22 April 2008. Despite appropriat…
60y · Female·Multiple organ failure following haemorrhage from penetration of the femoral art…
A 60-year-old woman died from massive retroperitoneal bleeding following coronary angiography. An Angio-Seal device was used to close the femoral artery puncture but failed to maintain seal. Post-discharge, rapid haemato…
73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
George Hutton, a 73-year-old man with hypertension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head. Clinical findings were atypical: he appeared calm, had relativel…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
50-year-old male with chronic pain from jockey injuries became dependent on morphine. General practitioner prescribed intramuscular (IM) morphine for self-administration at home from 2005–2007 at doses of 120–240mg daily…
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