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121 results for acute abdominal pain

VIChospital2015-07-26

Finding into death of Malcolm Colin Vincent

57y · Male·Small bowel ischaemia (operated) with incarcerated umbilical hernia

Malcolm Colin Vincent, a 57-year-old resident of supported accommodation, presented to hospital with acute abdominal pain and was found to have incarcerated umbilical hernia with small bowel ischaemia requiring em…

emergency medicinesurgery
TAShospital2017-01-03

Coroner's Finding: Summerfeldt; Ian Patrick

48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer

…C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, generalised tenderness, and a pain rating of 8/10. Clinical ob…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticdelayketorolac
VIChospital2014-03-21

Finding into death of Michelle Johnson

31y · Female·Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with extensive retroperitoneal and intraperiton…

…woman at 32 weeks gestation, presented to the Royal Women's Hospital with sudden-onset severe left-sided abdominal pain and hypotension on 21 March 2010. She was assessed by registrar Dr F. and covering specialist Dr L.…

obstetricsemergency medicinecommunicationsystempethidine
VIChospital2018-06-28

Finding into death of Eugene William Twining

88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…

… Melbourne and was struck. He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with multiple pelvic fractures and developed acute kidney injury with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis. Despite pain and delirium, no …

trauma surgeryintensive caremorphine
TAShospital2021-12-13

Coroner's Finding: Barnett Catherine Diana

55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis

A 55-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with 24 hours of chest pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdomina…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticdelay
VIChospital2012-11-26

Finding into death of George Albert John Hutton

73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

…n, a 73-year-old man with hypertension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head. Clinical findings were atypical: he appeared calm, had relatively normal vi…

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TAShospital2016-12-16

Coroner's Finding: Harrison, Jason Keith

34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…

…eration within a congenital mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast District Hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting, and constipation. Dr P.'s assessment was inadequate—he failed to record a diagnosis or different…

emergency medicinegeneral practicediagnosticdelay
TAShospital2018-09-21

Coroner's Finding: Patrick, Robert David

65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

A 65-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identified on staging scans. The attending nurs…

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QLDhospital2016-11-14

Ms H - non-inquest findings

23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…

…tual impairment under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical concerns (fever, tachycardia, elevated white cells, pyuri…

emergency medicinesurgerysystemdiagnosticparacetamol
VIChome2018-07-29

Finding into death of Diane Maria Hillgrove

34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity

Diane Maria Hillgrove, a 34-year-old woman with chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity on 7 July 2018. Post-mortem toxic…

general practicepsychiatrysystempregabalin
WAhospital2005-03-03

Inquest into the Death of Giovanni Bertoncini

72y · Male·acute gangrene of colon with probable perforation along with bowel obstruction a…

…n with diabetes and cardiac disease, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Christmas Day 2002 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Over two days, his condition deteriorated but ischaemic bowel disease was not…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinediagnosticdelayparacetamol
VIC2024-04-18

Finding into death of Timothy Michael Funder

74y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions

… disease, and previous small bowel obstruction, died from small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions. He presented with vomiting, abdominal cramping, and bloating at 1:30am at his supported resid…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticdelayclozapine
TAShospital2019-04-18

Coroner's Finding: Kenney, Margaret Patricia

83y · Female·upper gastrointestinal bleed with haemodynamic compromise following anticoagulat…

…ent receiving anticoagulation. Additional failures included lack of surgical review for undifferentiated abdominal pain, inadequate symptom investigation, and poor medication documentation. The coroner found the death w…

general medicinecardiologymedicationdiagnosticpantoprazole
TAShospital2025-01-21

Coroner's Finding: Connlley, Maurice Gordon

76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus

A 76-year-old man presented to ED with sudden onset left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—…

emergency medicinesurgerydiagnosticdelayanticoagulant
SAhospital2000-07-21

Coroner's Finding: HOWIESON Julie Ann

43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…

…llowing small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries and adhesions. A 4-5mm perforation occurred during the procedure but was not detected intraope…

gynaecologyanaesthesiadiagnosticdelay
VIChospital2012-10-26

Finding into death of Rodney David Keegan

41y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in a setting of acute abdomen

…y, epilepsy, psychosis, and prior cardiac surgery, was admitted to hospital following a fall. He developed acute abdominal pain with free fluid on imaging but no identifiable cause. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest, w…

cardiologyintensive carewarfarin
VIChospital2026-01-29

Finding into death of William Anthony Daniel

72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…

…ities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. CT imaging revealed a gastroduodenal perforation with free fluid and pneumoperitoneum. After discu…

general surgeryemergency medicineantibiotics
TAShospital2018-05-30

Coroner's Finding: Forward, Trudi Maree

53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…

A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite el…

emergency medicinegeneral surgerydiagnosticdelay
SAhospital2007-09-18

Coroner's Finding: MARKANTONAKIS Stefanos

63y · Male·uncontrolled haemorrhage from ruptured aortic aneurysm

A 63-year-old man presented with sudden back pain on 6 March 2004. Ambulance officers attended twice; on the first visit they did not transport him to hospit…

emergency medicineparamedicinediagnosticcommunicationparacetamol/codeine
VIChospital2011-05-18

Finding into death of Hannah Paige Pain Fowler

11y · Female·Sepsis due to acute peritonitis secondary to perforated gangrenous acute appendi…

Hannah Fowler, aged 11, died from sepsis secondary to perforated gangrenous acute appendicitis. She presented with progressive abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and malaise over four days…

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