212 results for “bowel surgery”
43y · Female·sepsis secondary to extensive acute peritonitis following perforation of small b…
43-year-old woman died from sepsis and necrotising fasciitis following small bowel perforation during laparoscopic tubal ligation. She was at high risk due to previous abdominal surgeries a…
Female·Emily Ruth Leonard: multi-organ failure due to overwhelming sepsis from a perfor…
Two elderly women died following vaginal prolapse surgery performed by the same surgeon, Dr O., with similar mechanisms: bowel perforation leading to peritonitis a…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…se, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss from the left internal iliac artery after elective abdominal aortic…
57y · Male·Small bowel ischaemia (operated) with incarcerated umbilical hernia
…ented to hospital with acute abdominal pain and was found to have incarcerated umbilical hernia with small bowel ischaemia requiring emergency surgery. He died from multiple organ failure despite resection of four metre…
70y · Female·Hypoxic/Ischaemic Encephalopathy consequent upon Cardiorespiratory Arrest and Co…
…underwent hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma on 2 April 2008 at Royal Hospital for Women. The complex surgery was complicated by iatrogenic small bowel perforations. Post-operatively, wound dehiscence and bowel obst…
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
Jason Keith Harrison, aged 34, died from sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarction caused by bowel incarceration within a congenital mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast…
22y · Male·ischaemic bowel
…nsported to Northern Hospital. He presented with acute abdominal symptoms requiring urgent investigation. Surgery revealed extensive non-viable ischaemic bowel affecting small and large bowel. He was admitted to ICU for…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
…l disability and schizoaffective disorder died from peritoneal sepsis and multiple organ failure caused by bowel perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vaginal canal. She presented with abdo…
51y · Male·Complications of Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction (palliated)
…wn syndrome and chronic liver disease secondary to Hepatitis B, died from complications of recurrent small bowel obstruction. He had undergone emergency surgery in June 2018 for a perforated bowel with foreign body (sus…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
An 82-year-old man died from complications of large bowel obstruction secondary to a sigmoid mass while incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison. He presented with abdom…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
A 65-year-old prisoner with severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from peritonitis and bowel necrosis following an appendectomy. Initial surgery for perforated appendicitis was technically difficult …
59y · Female·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to perforation of sigmoid colon complicatin…
A 59-year-old woman died from sepsis due to faecal peritonitis following a bowel perforation during laparoscopic oophorectomy for a benign ovarian cyst. The perforation was repaired durin…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
A 40-year-old male died in prison custody from large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004,…
57y · Male·Sepsis from ischemic bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thrombus
… thrombosis in March 2020. Despite initial improvement on heparin, he deteriorated and required emergency surgery with extensive bowel resection. Multiple laparotomies followed with progressive ischemia. He died of seps…
62y · Female·Acute bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia
…uately investigated her reflux symptoms, failed to recommend endoscopy as first investigation, and rushed surgery with minimal preparation. He provided false documentation for superannuation funding, undermining credibi…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…3 years, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 13 June 2004 with abdominal pain and signs of acute bowel obstruction. Initial assessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He deteriorated with oxygen desatu…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
…is due to faecal peritonitis following anastomotic breakdown after right hemi-colectomy for colon cancer. Surgery was appropriate and proceeded without incident. Five days post-operatively, he developed symptoms of bowe…
38y · Male·abdominal and chest sepsis complicating iatrogenic left pneumothorax and laparot…
…ility, and scoliosis died from sepsis following iatrogenic pneumothorax and emergency laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. He was admitted with faecal loading and proctitis, deteriorated with small bowel obstruction …
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
…was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vomiting and abdominal pain, which led to emergency surgery revealing a rare small bowel volvulus requiring total bowel resection. Expert evidence established that t…
79y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of small bowel obstruction
…ith vomiting on 9 June 2016. His GP was initially not concerned, but after a third vomiting episode, small bowel obstruction was suspected and he was transported to hospital. CT confirmed obstruction; he was deemed unsu…
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