146 results for “abdominal CT”
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel volvulus in a man with chronic dys…
Andrew John Martin, aged 57 with cerebral palsy and chronic dysphagia, was admitted with large bowel volvulus managed conservatively per advance directives. After clinical improvement, he was transferred to palliative ca…
69y · Female·Urosepsis secondary to anuric acute renal failure and corona radiata infarct; co…
…abetic woman presented to Maroondah Hospital Emergency Department on 9 June 2024 with severe right-sided abdominal pain and vomiting. CT imaging at 10:00am confirmed emphysematous pyelitis (gas-forming kidney infection)…
49y · Male·Diabetes Mellitus and the Consequences thereof
Mr Edward Curic (49) died at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 21 May 2022 from diabetes mellitus and complications. He had poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes for 30 years with severe complications including bilateral ampu…
70y · Female·Cardiac arrest caused by a combination of gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia exac…
Mrs Kathleen Anne Conlan, 70, died from cardiac arrest caused by gastric haemorrhage and pneumonia on a background of coronary artery disease. She presented with severe epigastric pain and was appropriately admitted for …
69y · Male·Perforated bowel/septicaemia as a result of diverticulitis
A 69-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal distension, incontinence and dehydration but was discharged with a diagnosis of depression and constipat…
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…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
Anthea Ryder Moketarinja, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. She was admitte…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
… died from aspiration pneumonia following intubation at Werribee Mercy Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting, imaging suggested small bowel obstruction, and he became agitated during nasogastric …
62y · Male·metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
Michael Anthony Curran, a 62-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in 2015. He had been diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2005, which is a significant risk factor for liver cancer. A liver biopsy i…
55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…
…ng cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from hepatitis C and chronic alcohol dependence. In October 2023, abdominal pain investigations revealed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis, deemed unsui…
45y · Female·Extensive retroperitoneal haemorrhage following bone marrow biopsy procedure wit…
Susan Denise Evans, a 45-year-old woman with complex medical history including neurofibromatosis type 1, essential thrombocytosis, prior cancers, and recent cerebral infarcts on warfarin, underwent bone marrow biopsy at …
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…ailure following admission with community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure. She presented with abdominal pain and reduced responsiveness on 4 November 2024, was found to have type 2 respiratory failure, acute …
76y · Male·small bowel obstruction in the setting of terminal metastatic neuro-endocrine tu…
…or's review. Between October 2015 and November 2017, he submitted multiple self-referral forms reporting abdominal pain, weight loss (15kg), diarrhoea, and family history of bowel cancer. Despite nursing staff appropria…
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…
59y · Male·complications of viral liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma
Mervyn Morgan, aged 59, died from complications of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from cirrhosis while in prison custody. Critical failures included: delayed monitoring of known liver cirrhosis (no ultrasound despite M…
80y · Female·peritonitis due to sigmoid resection margin leak following extended right hemico…
June Olive Pegg, 80, died from peritonitis following anastomotic leak after extended right hemicolectomy for colonic cancer. Critical delays in diagnosis occurred: a PET scan in May 2010 showed a colonic mass, but respir…
36y · Male·perforated duodenal ulcer
…-year-old First Nations man, presented to Dubbo Base Hospital on 14 August 2021 with sudden onset severe abdominal pain and a reported sensation of something popping in his abdomen. He had two perforated duodenal ulcers…
53y · Male·Metastatic pancreatic carcinoma
Michael Sanderson, a 53-year-old Gamilaroi man, died from metastatic pancreatic cancer while in custody. Critical clinical lessons emerge: (1) failure to review pathology results within required 14-day timeframe delayed …
68y · Female·Sepsis (Enterobacter cloacae) due to peritonitis as a consequence of leaking per…
…bruary 2018. She presented to a rural hospital 5.5 hours post-discharge with fever, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Critical failures included: failure to recognise sepsis despite elevated lactate (2.98), elevated …
2y · Unknown·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following sepsis related to abdominal surgical …
BCT was a 2-year-old Aboriginal child with complex needs from a genetic disorder (CAMTA1 mutation) who died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following sepsis related to bowel perforation after a percutaneous endosco…
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