152 results for “ischaemic heart disease”
57y · Male·Multiple Organ Failure and Intra-Abdominal Haemorrhage following Cholecystectomy
A 57-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, sleep apnoea) underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a regional hospital. The procedure was converted to open due to dense…
66y · Male·legionella pneumophila pneumonia
A 66-year-old man with multiple myeloma undergoing chemotherapy died from legionella pneumonia acquired from the Wesley Hospital water system. He was immunocompromised due to chemotherapy and corticosteroids, making him …
89y · Male·multi-organ failure with pneumonia due to ingestion of a corrosive liquid (quate…
An 89-year-old man with severe dementia died from multi-organ failure following ingestion of concentrated Bacban (quaternary ammonium compound) left in his bathroom at an aged care facility. The cleaning staff member ina…
76y · Female·hospital acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction and small bowel obstruct…
Mrs Cook, a 76-year-old woman, died in January 2010 from hospital-acquired pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction, and small bowel obstruction. She was admitted to a rural hospital with acute renal failure and dangerously…
72y · Female·Peritonitis due to perforated diverticulum in transverse colon
Maria Donatelli, a 72-year-old woman with cardiac and renal disease, presented to Peel Health Campus with abdominal pain and vomiting. She was initially managed conservative…
79y · Male·Respiratory failure due to haemothorax and hospital-acquired pneumonia due to mu…
A 79-year-old man with extensive comorbidities died following multiple falls in residential aged care. He was identified as high falls risk on admission but experienced inadequate falls prevention after a second fall on …
57y · Male·streptococcus pneumonia septicaemia due to splenectomy
…dividual clinician failures were identified: inadequate sepsis protocols, restricted access to infectious diseases specialists, poor escalation culture, and insufficient overnight medical staffing. The coroner made no i…
80y · Female·Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a woman with Left Femur Fracture
Sheila Margaret Frith, 80, sustained a left femur fracture after falling at the top of an escalator at an immigration office on 4 July 2005. She was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for urgent surgical repair. H…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
Cyril Churchill, a 68-year-old man with multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Postoperatively, he developed profound hypotension. The treatin…
62y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to intra-operative hypotension following the…
A 62-year-old man died from global cerebral ischaemia following intra-operative hypotension after protamine administration during a cardiac ablation procedure. He had suffered a severe hypotensive reaction to protamine 8…
68y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with septic shock following duodenal perforation …
Athenia Hana Walden, 68, died from multi-organ failure and septic shock following duodenal perforation during laparoscopic surgery at Swan District Hospital on 8 May 2008. Surgery was performed to remove her gallbladder,…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision between semi-trailer and train
A comprehensive coronial investigation into 26 deaths from 12 level crossing collisions in Victoria (2002-2009), with particular focus on the Kerang incident (5 June 2007) in which 11 train passengers died when a semi-tr…
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