7y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to total parenteral nutrition fluid leakage into the peric…
A 7-year-old girl with spina bifida died from cardiac tamponade caused by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) fluid leaking into the pericardial sac via a central…
60y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured heart due to total parenteral nutrition due to…
A 60-year-old woman died from cardiac tamponade caused by TPN fluid leaking into the pericardium through a PICC line inserted to provide nutrit…
43y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to haemopericardium and tamponade complicating ru…
Mr Trevor McDonald, 43-year-old male, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac tamponade complicating coronary angioplasty. During elective PCI at Frankston Hospital, he sustained righ…
83y·cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium resulting from traumatic parietal peri…
… under emergency physician supervision. The procedure caused traumatic pericardial haemorrhage leading to cardiac tamponade and death. Critical deficiencies in medical documentation—missing ECGs, echocardiogram reports,…
63y · Female·Haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by perforation of the right vent…
Jane Oosterloo, 63, died from haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by right ventricular perforation during ultrasound-guided transthoracic pericardiocentesis. She …
72y · Male·Haemopericardium due to anti-coagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboemboliti…
Jeffrey Brown, a 72-year-old with recent cardiac surgery (CABG), died from haemopericardium due to anticoagulation treatment for pulmonary thromboembolism…
65y · Male·Cardiac tamponade whilst undergoing CT-guided pericardiocentesis; perforation of…
A 65-year-old man with history of left pneumonectomy, COPD and cardiomyopathy died from cardiac tamponade during CT-guided pericardiocentesis. Key clinical issues: (1) Necessity of procedure was questi…
55y · Male·cardiac tamponade resulting from proximal aortic dissection due to hypertension
…phageal echocardiogram confirmed dissection but the aorta further dissected during the procedure, causing cardiac tamponade and death. Had diagnosis occurred one day earlier, the patient had a 60% survival prospect.
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…sepsis. CT imaging revealed bilateral consolidation and pericardial effusion; echocardiography confirmed tamponade, treated surgically by drainage. Despite initial haemodynamic improvement, she developed multiorgan dysf…
46y · Female·Shock following interferon alpha treatment following removal of a melanoma
Lynette Young, 46, died of shock secondary to pericarditis with cardiac tamponade following interferon alpha treatment for melanoma. She presented with chest pain to Dubbo Base …
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…4 days later with persistent symptoms, was admitted under cardiology with suspected NSTEMI, and died from cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection rupture while awaiting CTPA. The coroner found that aortic dissection …
49y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…und the knife removal did not change outcome - the injury (penetrating wound to heart/pericardium causing cardiac tamponade) was non-survivable given distance to advanced resuscitation care. Key learning: Law enforcemen…
60y · Male·haemopericardium due to rupture of right ventricle complicating removal of cardi…
…on 2 November 2005. The 14mm perforation created catastrophic bleeding into the pericardial space causing cardiac tamponade. Although the procedure was appropriately indicated for an infected pacemaker and performed by …
45y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
…ered machine resulted in fatal injuries including rib fractures with lung lacerations, lung collapse, and cardiac tamponade.
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
…oroner found that despite appropriate sequential diagnostic reasoning, the dissection extended and caused cardiac arrest before diagnosis could be made. Even if diagnosed that evening, transfer to Adelaide for cardiotho…
68y · Female·haemopericardium resulting from perforation of the pericardial sac during laparo…
Mrs Christine Flynn, aged 68, died from haemopericardium and pericardial tamponade following laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair. A 2mm perforation of the pericardial sac occurred during su…
71y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to ascending aortic dissection
…uld have also warned that non-contrast imaging was inadequate to exclude dissection. Mrs Rogers died from cardiac tamponade that night. Immediate surgery (Bentall's procedure) offered 50-60% survival despite significant…
52y · Female·laceration of the superior vena cava and right atrium during defibrillator lead …
…he laser sheath cut through the vessel wall, causing a large laceration. This led to massive bleeding and cardiac tamponade. Despite emergency sternotomy, the patient died from exsanguination approximately 40 minutes af…
34y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to hemopericardium from acute aortic dissection of the asc…
…ame afternoon but left the ED without reassessment. He died hours later from acute aortic dissection with cardiac tamponade. Key failures: lack of real-time communication of significant radiological findings, failure to…
55y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured aortic dissection (Type A) against a backgroun…
…e gym. The treating senior doctor failed to adequately assess the chest pain history, conduct appropriate cardiac examination, or order immediate imaging of the chest. Although a CT scan of the lumbar spine was performe…
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