44 results for “cardiac_tamponade”
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 nutrition following bowel surgery. The PICC line was inserted under image intensifi…
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 venous line inserted during bowel obstruction surgery. Clini…
83y·cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium resulting from traumatic parietal peri…
An 83-year-old woman presented to the ED with chest pain and was found to have a pericardial effusion. She underwent an aortic angiogram but critical investigations including echocardiography were not clearly documented.…
55y · Male·cardiac tamponade resulting from proximal aortic dissection due to hypertension
A 55-year-old man presenting with acute severe chest pain, headache and jaw pain to a regional hospital was evaluated for aortic dissection. A CT angiogram was performed but the radiologist's verbal report contained ambi…
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 Hospital where multiple clinical failures o…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
An 81-year-old woman with hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia presented to the ED with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Despite appropriate initial assessment and ruling out acute coronary syndrom…
45y · Male·multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash
Andrew Quentin Turner, aged 45, died from multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision with a parked vehicle at his home. Mr Turner had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol concentration 0.194 g/100mL…
49y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
A 49-year-old man with anxiety and depression died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest sustained during police response to a domestic violence call. He had brought tools and weapons to his ex-partner's home. Wh…
71y · Female·cardiac tamponade due to ascending aortic dissection
A 71-year-old woman presented to the ED with sudden-onset epigastric pain requiring morphine. Despite clinical features concerning for acute aortic dissection (severe stabbing chest pain radiating to back, relieved by le…
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
A 35-year-old Aboriginal woman with schizoaffective disorder presenting with acute psychosis and chest pain was appropriately referred for psychiatric assessment and retrieval. CareFlight transport was timely and the rec…
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 questionable—patient pres…
60y · Male·haemopericardium due to rupture of right ventricle complicating removal of cardi…
Richard Allen, a 60-year-old man with a permanent pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome, died from haemopericardium due to rupture of the right ventricle during pacemaker lead extraction on 2 November 2005. The 14mm perforat…
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. Post-mortem examination revealed fibrinous pericarditis (a known…
34y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to hemopericardium from acute aortic dissection of the asc…
A 34-year-old previously healthy man presented to the ED with sudden-onset central chest pain. He was discharged with a diagnosis of GORD after negative troponin and symptomatic relief with antacids. A chest X-ray showed…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and obesity. She pr…
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 right coronary artery perforatio…
48y · Female·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cardiac tamponade as a result of perforation of …
Cheryl Hoggins, aged 48, died on 1 July 2000 from cardiac tamponade following perforation of the right atrium during central venous catheter exchange in ICU. She was recovering from emergency liver transplantation compli…
55y · Male·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured aortic dissection (Type A) against a backgroun…
Rick Dickinson, a 55-year-old man, presented to St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital after experiencing severe central chest pain and lower back pain with numbness at the gym. The treating senior doctor failed to adequately…
58y · Male·Traumatic pulmonary artery rupture as a result of a motorcycle crash
A 58-year-old man died from traumatic pulmonary artery rupture following a motorcycle crash into a farm gate at low speed (~30km/h). He had a history of neurocardiogenic syncope with recurrent presyncope and palpitations…
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 dissection, which was not ident…
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