15 results for “cardiac biopsy”
86y · Male·combined effects of acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure and staphylococ…
…re, and staphylococcal pneumonia. He had a significant medical history including ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Following sentencing in 2016, he was seen in November 2016 with su…
Female·Combination of liver failure, blood loss and shock following needle biopsy
Alyssa, a 9-week-old infant, died from hemorrhage following a liver biopsy at Monash Medical Centre. She had persistent jaundice, and biopsy was undertaken to investigate potential …
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
…ic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia during his final admission, requiring an…
54y · Female·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia complicating malignant spindle cell tumour of rig…
…ion. A three-month delay occurred before imaging was arranged in December 2005, revealing a lung mass and cardiac thrombus. Jennifer was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital where lung biopsy was performed, after which …
87y · Male·Endobronchial and pulmonary haemorrhage secondary to pneumonia complicating chro…
An 87-year-old man with atrial fibrillation on warfarin underwent elective bronchoscopy for suspected lung lesion. The admitting respiratory team incorrectly documented a mechanical aortic valve replacement when he actua…
65y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure secondary to Ischaemic Heart Disease due to Non-Small…
… disease, atrial fibrillation, and multiple comorbidities, died in Alice Springs Hospital from congestive cardiac failure. He was incarcerated at the time of death. The coroner found that care, supervision, and treatmen…
69y · Male·Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Colin Hay, a 69-year-old man serving a custodial sentence, died from Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (a non-Hodgkin lymphoma) on 21 October 2016 in the Secure Unit Annex of Prince of Wales Hospital. He was diagnosed in J…
70y · Male·Metastatic melanoma with ischaemic heart disease as a contributing condition
… He presented with a rapidly enlarging axillary mass in February 2023, confirmed as metastatic melanoma by biopsy in March. He underwent hip replacement for a pathological fracture and received immunotherapy, but deterio…
58y · Male·Hypertensive and valvular heart disease
Kevin McCracken, 58, died of hypertensive and valvular heart disease following sudden cardiac collapse in a prison pre-release unit. He had complex pre-existing cardiac disease including previous val…
69y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to secondary haemochromatosis (transfusion-associated…
…ted optimally by surgical teams, though earlier surgery was unlikely to alter outcome given organ damage. Cardiac arrhythmias during surgery lacked clear documentation and early amiodarone treatment. Key lesson: proacti…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…iring permanent dialysis. Post-operatively, he developed acute pulmonary oedema, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac ischaemia. The patient voluntarily declined dialysis on 12 October 2015 and transitioned to palliative ca…
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
… The Alfred Hospital for dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma and prior cardiac surgery. The procedure involved a 9-hour ischaemic time due to delayed recipient arrival, difficult expla…
58y · Female·lymphangitic carcinomatosis leading to hypoxaemic respiratory failure and cardia…
…tion overnight, nursing staff left her unattended on 20 December 2015, and during resuscitation following cardiac arrest, adrenaline was not administered per guidelines and airway management issues occurred. She died of…
62y · Male·Intraoperative haemorrhage due to metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (su…
…ve haemorrhage during surgery for a renal tumour initially diagnosed as benign anastomosing haemangioma on biopsy but found at autopsy to be metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The decision to operate was reasona…
66y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmon…
Bradley Stinson, a 66-year-old prisoner with a long history of heavy smoking and alcohol use, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, and meta…
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