4 results for “ascitic tap”
33y · Male·Haemoperitoneum secondary to lacerated spleen as a result of peritoneal ascitic …
…ild-Pugh C) and poor prognosis died from haemoperitoneum following splenic laceration during a diagnostic ascitic tap procedure. Two junior doctors (HMOs/Basic Physician Trainees) performed the procedure unsupervised wi…
53y · Male·Complications of metastatic rectal cancer
Thomas Millar, a 53-year-old man in custody, died from complications of metastatic rectal cancer with liver failure. He had been diagnosed with advanced cancer in 2015 with a poor prognosis and underwent chemotherapy whi…
41y · Male·end-stage liver disease and pneumonia
Hans Heinrich von Spreckelsen, aged 41, died of end-stage liver disease and pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Flinders Medical Centre. He had hepatitis C and alcohol abuse history, with severe hepat…
61y · Male·end stage renal failure, in the context of type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic …
Robert Curtis, a 61-year-old Aboriginal man with end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver disease, and poorly controlled diabetes, was imprisoned for driving while disqualified on 4 February 2019. He fell in the prison s…
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