325 results for “ischaemic injury”
84y · Male·head and pelvic injuries with contributing ischaemic and valvular heart disease …
An 84-year-old man under guardianship with dementia, cardiac disease, and on anticoagulation suffered an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility and sustained head and pelvic injuries. Following the fall, a registered …
62y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating acute upper airway obstruction by …
…amps, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following airway obstruction by food bolus. He choked on toast at breakfast despite direc…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest in the se…
Mrs Le Hue Huynh, 46, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiorespiratory arrest during the November 21, 2016 Thunderstorm Asthma ev…
30y · Male·global hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and aspiration pneumonitis secondary to se…
Michael Ley, aged 30, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to severe alcohol intoxication after being arrested for public drunkenness. He was brought to a police watch house in an unconscious state. Despite suggestio…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
…ant presented with seizures, hypotonia, and severe encephalopathy. Autopsy revealed severe global cerebral injury consistent with antenatal hypoxia, with timing of injury 3-5 days before delivery. The mother had multiple…
85y · Male·Advanced atherosclerotic coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease complic…
An 85-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and diabetes underwent endovascular repair of a recurrent abdominal aortic aneurysm…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
Peter Martin Carroll, age 21, died on 8 June 2007 in the ICU at Royal Perth Hospital from acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia following oxycodone overdose. He had been discharged that day (5 June) afte…
75y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of unstable type 2 diabetes mellitus and …
Veronica Roberts, 75, died from ischaemic heart disease complicated by unstable diabetes and a medication error. On 4 October 2020, her insulin do…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
A 65-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis died from traumatic cervical spine injury after being arrested for public drunkenness by a single-officer police patrol. During arrest and transport…
10y · Male·complications of anaphylaxis
…After 41 minutes of resuscitation, spontaneous circulation returned but he suffered catastrophic hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and died 7 days later. No deficiencies were identified in ambulance or hospital care. The c…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest secondary to up…
…wing day he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest from upper airway obstruction, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury and death. Key issues: inadequate observation period; poor documentation of senior review; …
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financial dif…
59y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to compression of the neck in the circu…
A 59-year-old woman with major depression died by hanging using her dressing gown tie while a voluntary inpatient at a private psychiatric clinic. She was assessed as low-risk and had no restriction on ligature access. D…
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
…fusal to cease smoking despite repeated medical advice significantly contributed to progression of COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and vascular disease; (3) failure of the Department to prepare briefing notes for Royal P…
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
Lindsay Woods, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, organic psychosis, and ischaemic heart disease, died from metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. He was subject to a custody ord…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…on and suffered a cardiac arrest on 15 June 2004, requiring resuscitation. Emergency laparotomy revealed ischaemic sigmoid colon which was surgically resected. Despite successful surgery, the prolonged hypoxia from card…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
An 82-year-old woman with chronic pain from osteoporosis used a hot water bottle at a nursing home. A carer filled it with boiling water directly from a kettle and positioned it against the patient's back without followi…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
…chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for chest sepsis, a CT brain identified a pre-existing subacut…
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
…fered a severe laceration to his right thigh with femoral artery exposure. Pre-existing hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease compromised his ability to withstand blood loss. Key contributing factors included: commun…
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Andrew Kiltie, 52-year-old Aboriginal man, died from clozapine toxicity on 26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical benefit for aggressive behaviour and psychosis, enab…
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