8 results for “attempted emergency tracheostomy”
20y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to displacement of tracheostomy and p…
…patrick, a 20-year-old with complex facial and skull fractures from a motor vehicle collision, underwent emergency tracheostomy placement. On 22 August 2020, 13 days later, his tracheostomy tube became dislodged. Clinic…
50y · Male·Tracheostomy site haemorrhage in a man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (t…
A 50-year-old man died from tracheostomy site haemorrhage 36 days after laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal cancer. He lived alone post-dischar…
78y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to complications of tracheal stenosis
Bruce Hodges, a 78-year-old man with a 20-year-old tracheostomy following laryngeal cancer surgery, presented to hospital with progressive shortness of breath and trac…
31y · Female·cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation pre-surgery in a woman with torti…
…rmities (torticollis, dysmorphia, short rigid neck), died on 17 June 2003 from cerebral anoxia following attempted intubation at Joondalup Health Campus. She was admitted for elective left inguinal hernia repair. Dr L.,…
15y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown aetiology complicating hypoxic ischaemic enc…
…tered an EpiPen. Ambulance paramedics administered adrenaline but Max deteriorated rapidly. At hospital, emergency physicians delayed intubation for 15 minutes despite critical hypoxia, attempting to stabilise him first…
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
Christopher Tao, aged 2 years 9 months, presented to Princess Margaret Hospital ED with a 5-day fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, rash, conjunctivitis, and other features diagnostic of Kawasaki Disease (KD) on 7 September…
25y · Female·Airway obstruction complicating laryngeal dilation for the treatment of subglott…
Ms Sobb, a 25-year-old woman with spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia causing severe airway abnormalities and subglottic stenosis, died from airway obstruction following laryngeal dilation. She was admitted to ICU with as…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
…er Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. After initial treatment with antibiotics, he underwent inc…
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