16 results for “cardiac tamponade”
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
… direction for post-procedure management. The patient was discharged the next morning without appropriate cardiac enzyme testing or extended observation despite having chest pain and ECG changes following the procedure.…
71y · Female·aortic dissection (Stanford Type A)
A 71-year-old woman presented to hospital with pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade, successfully treated by pericardiocentesis. The underlying cause was a Stanford Type A aortic …
74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…
Ian Dunlop, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed a small pericardial effu…
37y · Male·Haemopericardium secondary to aortic dissection
Alexander Costello, 37, presented to Gunnedah Hospital ED with acute onset severe chest pain, back pain, diaphoresis and nausea. Dr G., the sole ED physician, conducted initial assessment including ECG and troponin testi…
40y · Male·haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
…throat, diaphoresis, and left hand tingling. Initial assessment by a junior doctor appropriately excluded cardiac ischaemia and he was discharged on day 2 with a diagnosis of reflux. He died two days later from rupture …
83y · Female·Haemorrhage due to mitral valve disease (surgically repaired); specifically haem…
An 83-year-old woman died from haemorrhage following mitral and tricuspid valve repair surgery. During intra-operative testing of the repaired mitral valve using Blake's tubing (soft rubber tubing with a bevelled end) at…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed aft…
57y · Female·Haemopericardium complicating ascending thoracic aortic dissection
A 57-year-old woman presenting to the ED with sudden-onset sharp mid-back pain, syncope, shortness of breath, and lower limb neurological symptoms was diagnosed with musculoskeletal back pain and discharged after normal …
Female·haemopericardium due to aortic dissection (all three cases)
Three elderly women died from acute aortic dissection at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia. Beverley Coats (73) presented three times in July 2016 with back pain, nausea and vomiting; her known aortic dilatation …
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