204 results for “pulmonary embolism”
57y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
Ann-Maree Manno, 57, died from pulmonary thromboembolism 8 days after laparoscopic gastric band surgery. She had significant risk factors: obesit…
80y · Male·Multiple chest injuries including large right pneumothorax, small right haemotho…
…re crash risk increases 5-12 fold. Clinically, it demonstrates how pre-existing conditions (COPD, recent pulmonary embolism) may have affected judgment or alertness, and underscores the importance of counselling older d…
9y · Female·Streptococcus pneumoniae and Candida albicans pneumonia and empyema in a girl wi…
…ed two days later from pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Candida albicans with concurrent pulmonary thromboembolism and DVT. The coroner identified that recognition of her abnormal vital signs and appropr…
63y · Male·pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury, due to post-operative haemorrhage as…
…nappropriately delegated care to a first-year intern (Dr K.) and left for clinic without follow-up. A CT pulmonary angiogram was pursued despite low clinical probability, delaying diagnosis until cardiac arrest occurred…
47y · Male·Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Alan William Worrall, a 47-year-old man with HIV infection, poor antiretroviral adherence, hepatitis C, and epilepsy, died from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by JC virus. He was in custody when …
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She was directed to use the machine a…
29y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis
A 29-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following a suicide attempt by hanging. He was a…
Unknown·Alan Bugden: pulmonary thromboembolism after stroke. Amaru Bestrin: combined dru…
…entre toilet at Royal North Shore Hospital and remained undetected for over 20 hours, developing a fatal pulmonary embolism. Amaru Bestrin, 25, injected heroin in a disabled toilet at Liverpool Hospital and was undetect…
45y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with acquired brain injury as a contributing factor
Marco Virgona, a 45-year-old man with acquired brain injury and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Frankston Hospital on 23 May 2017. He initially presented to Ambulance Victoria in the morning with vomiting and…
73y · Male·metastatic carcinoma of the lung with palliation
Norman Hazelgrove, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic lung carcinoma in September 2017. Early in his imprisonment (2013), a chest X-ray showed COPD but this diagnosis was not formally documented or managed desp…
84y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia and a fractured neck of …
84-year-old man with end-stage dementia died from general inanition following a fractured neck of femur sustained while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted in January 2019 with confusion and agitat…
59y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and urosepsis complicating Alzheimer's dementia in setting …
Michelle Anne Leiper, aged 59 with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia and urosepsis. She had significant dysphagia and was largely bedbound in her final years. After a February 2025 ho…
40y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Kevin Simon Porker, a 40-year-old truck driver, died from multiple injuries sustained when his heavily laden prime mover rolled on Perdrisat Road, Victoria. The truck had compromised brakes (requiring adjustment on multi…
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 with endoleak using a novel chimney technique with Nellix endobags. The procedure…
66y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to renal vein thrombus secondary to renal cell car…
Sylvia Crane, 66, died from pulmonary thromboembolism caused by tumour thrombus originating from renal cell carcinoma. She had a five-month de…
54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
A 54-year-old man with long-standing mental health issues, substance use disorder, and terminal lung cancer died by hanging. He had a history of suicide attempts and was receiving palliative care. In his final months, he…
55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…
Tony Ruich, a 55-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from h…
66y · Male·sepsis following bacteraemia caused by transurethral catheter insertion
A 66-year-old man with severe dementia and multiple comorbidities died from sepsis following bacteraemia after a routine indwelling urinary catheter change at a nursing home. The catheter insertion was traumatic, resulti…
71y · Male·Multi organ failure due to post-operative bleeding following endoluminal thoraci…
William Colhoun, 71, underwent complex endovascular repair of thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm at St Vincent's Private Hospital on 1 December 2008. He developed post-operative instability with hypotension, metabolic ac…
73y · Female·sepsis due to breakdown of oesophageal/gastric anastomosis following laparoscopi…
A 73-year-old woman died from sepsis due to breakdown of oesophageal/gastric anastomosis following laparoscopic revision of gastric bypass surgery. She had complex medical history with multiple post-operative complicatio…
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