10 results for “appendectomy”
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Ernest Charles Willetts, 80, died from aspiration pneumonia following an appendectomy. On hospital day 3, he developed coffee-ground vomitus indicating gastrointestinal bleeding. A gastrosc…
57y · Female·Intra-abdominal Haemorrhage following Appendectomy, with contributing factor of …
A 57-year-old woman with COAD, hypertension, and unrecognized severe coronary atherosclerosis presented with appendicitis. Surgery was performed by an unsupervised surgeon operating on friable tissues with limited visibi…
32y · Male·Pulmonary embolism originating from deep vein thrombosis in right calf
A 32-year-old man died from pulmonary embolism six days after emergency appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. VTE prophylaxis was appropriately prescribed. However, the clinical team f…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
…with severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from peritonitis and bowel necrosis following an appendectomy. Initial surgery for perforated appendicitis was technically difficult but competently performed. Post-…
66y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to bowel perforation from small bowel obstruction caused b…
A 66-year-old man with a history of appendectomy presented with vomiting and diarrhoea. His GP, Dr D., ordered an abdominal X-ray on 23 June 2010, suspe…
64y · Male·Small bowel infarction due to a volvulus owing to adhesions in the small intesti…
Mr P, aged 64, presented to Royal Hobart Hospital's Emergency Department in October 2012 with severe central abdominal pain. The ED consultant diagnosed bowel obstruction but failed to consider critical complications suc…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
Ms H, a 23-year-old with Asperger's syndrome and intellectual impairment under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical c…
22y · Male·Immersion in water (drowning) in a man with combined drug effect
Jaxon Charles Kinnane, 22, drowned in the Swan River on 12 October 2020. He had chronic schizophrenia with persistent delusional beliefs (microchip in ear) and was a polysubstance user, particularly methylamphetamine. He…
8y · Male·Septic shock consequent on burst appendix with peritonitis
Jacob Belim, aged 8, presented to a GP with appendicitis on 24 March 2009 but the diagnosis was missed. The next day, his treating doctor correctly diagnosed ruptured appendix and referred him urgently to hospital. At Li…
30y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to multiple transfusions required for post-operative ble…
Ms Cvitic, a 30-year-old woman with cervical cancer, underwent radical hysterectomy on 11 February 2002. She collapsed on 14 February with signs of hypovolaemic shock (haemoglobin 5.3 g/dL). Dr W. performed emergency lap…
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