121 results for “acute abdominal pain”
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
Wilma Ray Jones, 75, died of abdominal infection and sepsis following uncomplicated umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bow…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
78-year-old Jehovah's Witness died from multi-organ failure secondary to intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal haemorrhage following extensive anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusion surgery.…
79y · Female·Ischaemic bowel in the setting of cardiomegaly, pneumonia and chronic renal fail…
…nical lessons include: (1) the importance of timely discharge summaries and handover documentation between acute hospitals and aged care facilities; (2) careful consideration of patient transfer timing to ensure adequat…
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart di…
…nia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart disease while admitted to a mental health acute unit under a Temporary Treatment Order. He had multiple comorbidities including congestive heart failure, …
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
…tone removal. The procedure itself was appropriate and uneventful. Post-operatively, he developed severe abdominal pain and a CT scan at 21:25 revealed suspected perforation of the common bile duct/duodenum with free ab…
61y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…e 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 2016. Clini…
74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis
A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers c…
58y · Male·complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
…ion following discharge from hospital after inadequate assessment. He had presented to the ED with lower abdominal pain and severe faecal loading (bowel dilation 19cm). Despite a critical admission one year prior requir…
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
…apine and Oxybutamin, both known to cause constipation. On 6 January 2003, he presented to hospital with abdominal pain and was appropriately transferred to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where imaging confirmed colonic di…
84y · Male·Complications of gout and old spinal injury, cause unknown
…orbidities (gout, spinal cord injury, renal impairment, cardiac failure) presented with chest infection, abdominal pain, and urinary retention. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics for suspected overwhelming seps…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
…ion of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea. He was diagnosed with NSTEMI and admitted. During preparation for cardiac catheterisation, he…
77y · Female·haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to Type I aortic dissect…
Helen Mary Badcock, 77, presented to Launceston General Hospital on Christmas Day 2020 with abdominal pain and right leg numbness. Ambulance paramedics documented inability to obtain blood pressure on her r…
61y · Female·Peritonitis due to anastomotic leak at gastrectomy site; pathological obesity as…
…n injury. Clinical lessons include: difficulty detecting post-operative deterioration in obese patients (abdominal distension may not be apparent, classic peritonitis signs may be absent); the importance of communicatio…
79y · Female·pneumonia in the setting of acute peritonitis due to perforated stomach (operate…
… 11 September 2008 for weight loss prior to hernia repair. On 30 January 2009, she presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. CT imaging confirmed gastric outlet obstruction from the balloon. Despite this, her g…
27y · Male·multiple injuries after a fall from a height
…tient under a 7-day detention order. He had been admitted following an assault charge and was experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms. He was found dead on 11 October 2004 at the base of a power pole with fatal injuries…
33y · Male·presumed fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of coronary artery atheroscler…
Dr D., a 33-year-old physicist, was admitted to Hornsby Hospital on 27 December 2012 with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and joint pain. His presentation included hypotension (97/61), tachycardia (116/m…
29y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to stenotic coronary vessel (left anterior desce…
Rebecca Richardson, a 29-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction on 7-9 May 2019. She presented to NWRH ED on 6 May with abdominal pain and vomiting,…
39y · Female·heart failure connected to a massive pulmonary embolus as a result of deep vein …
A 39-year-old woman died from acute heart failure due to massive pulmonary embolus from deep vein thrombosis two days after laparoscopic appen…
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…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
… haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for investigation. Initial blood tests and CT scan showed no evidence of gas…
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