16 results for “acute mesenteric ischaemia”
68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…
…10, the treating surgeon focused on symptomatic management rather than pursuing urgent investigation for mesenteric ischaemia. By the time mesenteric ischaemia was suspected the following morning and imaging arranged, ir…
76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus
… left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—characterised by severe pain without significant clinical signs—was not diagnosed until a CT a…
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…
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…der mental health orders, died from ischaemic small intestine due to bowel incarceration in a congenital mesenteric defect. He presented with abdominal pain on 8-9 May 2009 and was appropriately diagnosed with acute abdo…
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 …
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
A 73-year-old man presented with acute severe abdominal pain caused by superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion. Initial CT angiogram at 12:30a…
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…ard algorithms, was ultimately too long for this patient and obstructed his coeliac, renal, and superior mesenteric arteries, causing progressive visceral ischaemia. Early post-operative signs of organ hypoperfusion were…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
Anthony Barrett died from bowel ischaemia caused by acute thrombosis of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively.…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
…umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bowel with infarction, likely caused by superior mesenteric artery occlusion triggered by the operative procedure. Ischaemia developed hours post-operatively but wa…
22y · Male·ischaemic bowel
… of Human Services client in supported accommodation. On 28 September 2013, care facility staff recognised acute illness and he was transported to Northern Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal symptoms requiring …
40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
A 40-year-old man with obesity, COPD, diabetes and hypertension died from acute hepatic and renal failure following postoperative haemorrhage after left radical nephrectomy for a 10cm re…
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
A 60-year-old man with severe coronary artery disease presented with acute myocardial infarction, requiring emergency stenting and subsequent bypass surgery. An intra-aortic balloon…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriate care was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vo…
70y · Male·severe metabolic acidosis due to multi organ failure including liver ischaemia
70-year-old Sean Thomas Montgomery died from severe metabolic acidosis and multi-organ failure following a thoracoscopic repair of a chronic right diaphragmatic hernia. The coroner identified multiple significant failing…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
…ider aortic dissection in differential diagnosis despite red flags, ignoring elevated lactate (marker of ischaemia), superficial second assessment, and misleading radiological description. Had aortic dissection been sus…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure.…
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