72 results for “cardiac ischaemia”
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…ssessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He deteriorated with oxygen desaturation and suffered a cardiac arrest on 15 June 2004, requiring resuscitation. Emergency laparotomy revealed ischaemic sigmoid colon wh…
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…atient and obstructed his coeliac, renal, and superior mesenteric arteries, causing progressive visceral ischaemia. Early post-operative signs of organ hypoperfusion were difficult to recognise in the context of expecte…
29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia triggered by myocardial ischaemia arising from physical exert…
Brandon Rich, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man, died from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by myocardial ischaemia following a police struggle at his home. He had undiagnosed …
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
A 38-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia died from multi-organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia caused by toxic megacolon from severe constipation. He was a detained patient on Clozapine and Oxybutami…
77y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to heart disease
Graeme Clem Bell, a 77-year-old man living in a campervan, died of acute myocardial ischaemia due to pre-existing heart disease while in his van between 26-31 August 2019. He was found deceased on h…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarct…
…rction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture. He had a significant family history of cardiac disease but no prior formal cardiac diagnosis. He was last observed alive the evening before and found un…
80y · Female·sudden cardiac arrest due to multiple post-operative complications including myo…
…ing drugs (erythromycin and metoclopramide) without obtaining or reviewing her ECG, contributing to fatal cardiac arrhythmia. The coroner found her death was multifactorial but recommended that ECGs be performed before …
79y · Female·cardiogenic shock following repair of fractured right femur on a background of a…
…eratively she developed acute pulmonary oedema requiring ICU admission. Cardiology identified myocardial ischaemia; an angiogram was discussed but her condition deteriorated rapidly with cardiogenic shock and multi-orga…
36y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia following cardiac arrest during re…
… intoxication was restrained by civilians and police following a property damage incident. He experienced cardiac arrest during restraint and died from hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia. Autopsy revealed sev…
69y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia due to underlying coronary atherosclerosis
…2011. He was appropriately transferred to hospital and assessed in ICU, but consistently refused invasive cardiac intervention, resuscitation, food, and fluids. A psychiatric assessment confirmed he was delirious and la…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analg…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
…ction in lungs), and moderate atherosclerotic coronary disease. The coroner concluded death resulted from cardiac strain and ischaemia secondary to pulmonary hypertension. His partner, who was also substance-dependent, …
42y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemia in a setting of anaesthesia
A 42-year-old woman died from global cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arrest during anaesthesia for a late-term termination of pregnancy. The anaesthetist, …
62y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to intra-operative hypotension following the…
A 62-year-old man died from global cerebral ischaemia following intra-operative hypotension after protamine administration during a cardiac ablation procedure…
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·ischaemic heart disease
…aring no relationship to his death. Care at the mental health facility was deemed appropriate. The sudden cardiac death was consistent with his pre-existing ischaemic heart disease and multiple cardiovascular risk facto…
93y · Female·acute right lower limb ischaemia
Adelina Zito, a 93-year-old resident of an aged care facility, died from acute limb ischaemia after a 6-7 day delay in escalating her care. She developed right leg pain around 26-28 July 2022 that w…
65y · Male·peritonitis and necrosis of the bowel following a ruptured appendix
…ed. Post-operative complications including bowel perforation and transection developed due to intestinal ischaemia from the patient's chronic coronary disease, not surgical error. The coroner found no negligence and det…
24y · Male·heart failure resulting from severe coronary artery disease with prior myocardia…
…he encounter. Clinical lesson: young intoxicated patients from remote communities with non-obvious severe cardiac disease present challenging diagnostic and management scenarios in public settings. The coroner emphasise…
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…red to hospital. Expert surgical review confirmed staff provided standard-of-care management. Mesenteric ischaemia is notoriously difficult to diagnose even in tertiary centres; symptoms are non-specific and often out o…
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