70 results for “cardiogenic_shock”
33y · Male·Decompensated congestive cardiac failure complicating acute myocardial infarctio…
A 33-year-old man with morbid obesity and steroid dependency presented with chest pain and light-headedness. Initial GP assessment missed acute coronary syndrome despite ECG changes on second visit. ED correctly diagnose…
71y · Female·Cardiogenic shock due to sudden cardiac event, with scleroderma as contributing …
Pamela Dorothy Otway, aged 71 years, with significant intellectual disability from childhood and residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died of cardiogenic shock and ventricular standstill following a sudden ca…
79y · Female·cardiogenic shock following repair of fractured right femur on a background of a…
Mrs Patricia Ferns, aged 79, died from cardiogenic shock following femur fracture repair, complicated by underlying aortic valve stenosis, atherosclerotic disease and hypertension. She fell at home and was admitted with …
72y · Male·hypovolemic shock due to haemoperitoneum following surgical repair of an abdomin…
A 72-year-old man died from hypovolemic shock due to intra-abdominal haemorrhage following Spigelian hernia repair. Post-operatively he presented with hypotension, bradycardia and sweating. ECG changes were misinterprete…
73y · Male·Thromboembolism on a background of a spindle cell tumour
Michael Anthony Guider, aged 73, was an inmate in NSW correctional custody when he developed progressive shortness of breath and lower limb swelling. He presented to Prince of Wales Hospital on 6 September 2024 and was f…
87y · Female·cardiogenic shock and tricuspid regurgitation secondary to traumatic papillary m…
Marion Olive Whittle, aged 87, died from cardiogenic shock and tricuspid regurgitation following a motor vehicle crash on 6 January 2014. She sustained a traumatic papillary muscle laceration when the vehicle she was a p…
82y · Male·Acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock, with congestiv…
Ian Turnbull, a 82-year-old man in custody, died from acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock with congestive cardiac failure. He had multiple comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, hyp…
48y · Male·Multiple injuries in a pedestrian struck by a bus
Jonathan Tozer, a 48-year-old man with intellectual disability and a documented history of absconding, was struck by a bus while at his day service facility. Despite close supervision by staff, he absconded from the Witt…
44y · Male·cardiogenic shock, on a background of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, seve…
Jeffrey Blundell, a 44-year-old man with severe intravenous drug use history, died from cardiogenic shock secondary to severe tricuspid valve regurgitation caused by infective endocarditis from non-sterile injection prac…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
Leon Edward Balshaw, aged 55, died from bronchopneumonia complicating a healing myocardial infarction while in police custody. He was arrested on 25 January 2018 following a domestic dispute and taken to Bairnsdale Regio…
0y · Male·cardiogenic shock and neonatal encephalopathy
Matthew Hutchinson, born at 1 day of age at Flinders Medical Centre, died from cardiogenic shock and neonatal encephalopathy. While obstetric care was appropriate, neonatal care was significantly deficient. Critical fail…
68y · Male·Complications following myocardial infarction and its treatment in a man with mu…
Salvatore Otranto, a 68-year-old prisoner with multiple severe comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, and chronic kidney disease, died from complications of myocardial infarction and its treatme…
35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…
A 35-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and long-standing intravenous drug use died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following injection of crushed Xanax tablets. She presented to hospital with cardiog…
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
Ivy Dwyer, 18, died from viral myocarditis causing cardiogenic shock. She presented over weeks with progressive non-specific symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, cough) consistent with viral illness. A locum GP diagnosed…
86y · Female·Cardiogenic shock
Adelaide Wilson, 86 years old, presented to an urgent care centre with two days of chest pain and vomiting. A point-of-care troponin test (i-STAT) returned 0.4 ng/L, interpreted as normal, and she was discharged with gas…
59y · Female·acute cardiogenic shock, with acute mechanical obstruction of a remote mechanica…
Ida Romeo, 59, died during cardiac catheterisation at Liverpool Hospital when a pressure wire became trapped in her mechanical aortic valve. She had consented to a right heart study to investigate suspected constrictive …
56y · Male·Internal blood loss, complications arising from laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Barry Brown, a 56-year-old man, died from internal bleeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to critical systemic failures in post-operative care and diagnosis. Following hypotension at 7:30pm, nursing staff failed…
92y · Female·acute myocardial infarction
Linda Edith Bugg, aged 92, died of acute myocardial infarction at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 24 October 2009. She was admitted from Howard House with nausea, vomiting, and hypotension; tests indicated acute heart attack.…
81y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian) in a man with i…
An 81-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, previous stroke, and peripheral vascular disease was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing Cranbourne Road in Frankston. He sustained severe head injuries wi…
90y · Female·incompatible blood transfusion resulting in haemolysis and multi-organ failure c…
A 90-year-old woman with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock died after receiving an incompatible blood transfusion (A- instead of O+), which caused haemolysis and multi-organ failure. The registered nurse …
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