260 results for “hypoxic arrest”
4y · Male·Complications of T-cell lymphoma
…iotics and prednisolone. He re-presented days later with severe respiratory distress, collapsed in cardiac arrest, and was found to have a large mediastinal T-cell lymphoma. He suffered profound hypoxic brain injury duri…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest following a choking…
…l, a 46-year-old woman with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) and acute psychiatric illness, died from hypoxic brain injury following a choking episode during a meal in a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). She h…
61y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy arising from cardiac arrest following self-removal of a c…
Kelvin Moulds, a 61-year-old man, died of hypoxic encephalopathy following a cardiac arrest caused by self-removal of a central venous catheter (CVC) on da…
28y · Female·ligature compression of the neck
…ted CPR and adrenaline, and restored circulation after 15 minutes. However, she had suffered irreversible hypoxic brain injury and died 2 days later. The coroner found the officers' decision understandable given their t…
30y · Male·Heroin overdose
Fikri Memedovski, aged 30, died from heroin overdose with resulting cardiopulmonary arrest and anoxic brain damage on 23 November 2009 at Dandenong Hospital. The clinical lesson concerns reporting …
40y · Male·Complications following fracture of the pelvis
…awaiting orthopaedic surgery, he developed deep vein thrombosis, leading to pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest. Despite emergency pulmonary embolectomy, he suffered severe hypoxic brain damage and died on 14 April 200…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…
…+ hours observation post-adrenaline before safe discharge. The following day he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest from upper airway obstruction, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and death. Key issues: i…
45y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following hemopneumothorax resulting from a stab wound to t…
…plored and stitched by Dr W. but pneumothorax risk not assessed. Two days later she presented with cardiac arrest from tension pneumothorax; pneumothorax undiagnosed during prolonged resuscitation. Hypoxic brain injury r…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
…abeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was found…
64y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its complications following cardiac arrest …
Christopher Lens, a 64-year-old man with schizophrenia under guardianship at a nursing home, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest due to upper airway obstruction after choking on a pean…
42y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy in the setting of recent acute myocardial infarction with…
Ruben Chand, a 42-year-old male, suffered a fatal hypoxic brain injury during emergency re-intubation in ICU. After an initially reasonable extubation decision, he…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
…ckness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest intraoperatively secondary to bradycardia and hypotension. Despite appropriate resuscitation, she sustaine…
50y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury suffered during cardiac and respiratory arrest cause…
Herbert Mitchell, a 50-year-old man with alcohol dependence, was arrested for public drunkenness after being found extremely intoxicated at a shopping centre. Initially taken to …
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encep…
…, aged 25, died from accidental multiple drug toxicity (methamphetamine and GHB) causing cardiorespiratory arrest, aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Orde…
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
…ith severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest while in custody at Silverwater Correctional Centre. He…
50y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to choking on food bolus
A 50-year-old man with acquired brain injury and intellectual disability died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following aspiration of a food bolus during lunch at his disability care residen…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
Cally Graham, age 31, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
A 78-year-old woman died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an acute post-surgical arterial bleed that obstructed her airway after…
37y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during manual removal…
… removal of placenta was performed under spinal anaesthesia. The patient suffered sudden cardiorespiratory arrest with profound ST changes and ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation was prolonged; she regained output bu…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
An 18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutel…
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